The Whig Oligarchy 1714-1760. Common Sense No upheaval Religion not worth fighting for Revolution Settlement just fine Central Government not interventionist.

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The Whig Oligarchy

Common Sense No upheaval Religion not worth fighting for Revolution Settlement just fine Central Government not interventionist

Not an age of reform

Mixed Government Monarchical, aristocratic, and democratic

George I and George II

Monarchical Not figureheads Hanoverians

Battle of Dettingen

Queen Caroline

The Cabinet Now Government Ministers Collective responsibility Same political party Chief Ministers

18th Century Cabinet Privy Council ineffective Functional Existence King stops attending (1717)

Prime Minister Robert Walpole First PM?

Party System Whigs in power Septennial Act (1716) Kings Preferred Whits

Points to Consider Loyal Opposition No big issues

Parliament House of Lords (peers) House of Commons (junior but more important) Boroughs

Virtues Local liberty Major economic groups represented Gives (connected) talent an early chance Debate could persuade

Public Opinion Local Government –counties –parishes –Justices of the Peace Rioting