Kyle Reed Alison Olney Dillon Perini Jake Andrews Slide 2
Started by Benjamin Disraeli Conservative Wanted to keep Old Order
Similar to modern day Republicans Slide 3 Started by William
Gladstone Liberal Open to change in government Similar to modern
day Democrats Slide 4 Both parties gave some men voting rights
Tories backed by Disraeli pushed for Reform Bill of 1867 to give
working men suffrage Gladstone and Whigs pushed to give farmworkers
rights to vote Combined they created almost universal manhood
suffrage Slide 5 Following the formation of the two main parties,
Britain becomes a Parliamentary Democracy The Parliament swung
between Whig and Tories from 1868- 1880 Britain still controlled by
a Parliament today Slide 6 In 1900s the House of Commons rose up
and overtook the House of Lords and became the supreme house Lords
resisted at first Government threatened the lords and they
eventually signed off on laws to give House of Commons power Slide
7 THE END
