1. 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

2. Starting Off
What principles do you associate with the Conservative Party in modern politics?

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Complete timeline fully – 1800-1866
HOMEWORK
Complete timeline fully –