1. The Whig Oligarchy 1714-1760

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

3. Not an age of reform

4. Mixed Government Monarchical, aristocratic, and democratic

5. George I and George II

6. Monarchical Not figureheads Hanoverians

7. Battle of Dettingen

8. Queen Caroline

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

10. 18th Century Cabinet Privy Council ineffective Functional Existence King stops attending (1717)

11. Prime Minister Robert Walpole First PM?

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

13. Points to Consider Loyal Opposition No big issues

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

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

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