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Suffrage key milestones the work of the suffragits

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Explain the key term franchise also known as suffrage

The franchise( also known as suffrage) the term ' franchise' essentially means the same as suffrage that is the right to vote. The franchise has been extended in the uk since 1832 to include all adults over the age of 18 ( over 16 in Scotland) with a few exceptions , such as prisoners currently serving a sentence.

Explain the significance of suffrage in terms of the representation of the peoples act 1918.

Representation of peoples act of 1918 is where most adult men are given the right to vote, plus women over the age of 30 who are either married or a property owner or a graduate in their own right.

Explain the significance of suffrage in terms of great reform act 1832

This was a limited but symbolically important development. The franchise is extended to new classes of people including shop keepers and small farmers and anyone whose porperty attracts a rent of at lest 10 pounds per annum. The proprtion of the adult proportion granted the franchise is now nearly 6 percent a rise from about 4 percent. Women are not allowed to vote.