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The
Chartist Demands |
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Reasons
for the Demands |
1 |
All
males over 21 should be able to vote. |
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A |
This
would make sure that M.P.s did what the voters said or they would be
voted out at the end of the year. |
2 |
Anyone
should be able to become a Member of Parliament (M.P.) |
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B |
This
would make sure that landlords and employers could not bully people
into voting for their candidates. |
3 |
Members
of Parliament should be paid. |
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C |
Everyone
has to obey the law, everybody should be able to vote on who makes
the law. |
4 |
New
Parliaments should be held every year. |
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D |
If
the numbers of voters for each M.P. was the same, it would make the
voting system much fairer. |
5 |
Voting
should be done in a secret ballot. |
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E |
This
would allow anyone to become an M.P. because they would get a wage
to live on. |
6 |
The
numbers of people represented by an M.P. should be about the same in
all areas or Constituencies. |
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F |
This
would mean that anyone, even a worker, could become an M.P. |