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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — Government & Law

What outcome did the Chartists' movement achieve by 1918?

A) Their demands were rejected by Parliament and never became law
B) Most of their reform proposals had been incorporated into law
C) They succeeded in abolishing the House of Lords
D) Their movement led directly to the introduction of universal suffrage in 1867

Correct answer: Most of their reform proposals had been incorporated into law

Despite earlier resistance, the majority of the reform proposals put forward by the Chartists had been incorporated into law by 1918.

Related handbook facts

The Chartists were a working-class movement that campaigned in the 1830s and 1840s for democratic reforms, including votes for all men, secret ballots, and paid MPs. Most of their proposals were eventually adopted.

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