Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Which TWO statements about voting in Britain at the start of the 19th century are correct?
Choose two answers.
- AWomen over 30 could vote
- BEvery man over 21 could vote
- CVoters had to own a certain amount of propertyRight answer
- DOnly men could voteRight answer
Answer: Voters had to own a certain amount of property and Only men could vote
Around 1800 only a small group could vote: men aged over 21 who held a certain amount of property. Britain was not yet a democracy in today's sense.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The development of British democracy". Practice question 454 of 651, written in our own words.