Parliament, Party and People Lesson 34 Parliament, Party and People Aim: To gain a historical overview of the development of the Tories into the Conservative Party
Starting Off What principles do you associate with the Conservative Party in modern politics?
Tories – Conservatives A3 paper/ Lang p ch 5 / Rees and Wilkinson ch 6 and ch 7 Create a detailed timeline documenting the developments, professionalisation, key milestones, individuals, factions, voters (electorate) and policies of the Tory/Conservative Party 1800 – 1900. Include: Key Prime Ministers The Reform Acts Legislation/ key policies areas Grass-root activities/associations Factions/splits Party organisation/ development
Determining HOW and WHY party politics developed Determine via colour coding examples/points on timeline of the following: Greater professionalisation of the party Tory beliefs – landed interests Conservative beliefs – wider appeal External factors – social/ economic/ international/ political Turning points in party dev.
Complete timeline fully – 1800-1866 HOMEWORK Complete timeline fully – 1800-1866