Structure+of+Parliament

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 * Structure of Parliament **
 * How were representatives elected? **
 * ** A group of wealthy, land owning electors **
 * ** Voting rights were given to men who owned a certain amount of land **
 * ** Each county elected two members **
 * ** Most members came from boroughs, smaller subdivisions **

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 * Who were they? [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/T39DJRlfYmJnpdQxqwRpoEKlGx8Lcc2lsfdtqPibFhouLOJdXPES-A5WutRhRdtEw2Vsq0waRMelD9MN38XwMA4sH-WoBS2VjSA70-pSJpIxwIQZ0xpCvXVxVQ width="210px;" height="210px;"]]**
 * ** Generally wealthy, powerful landowners with many connections **
 * ** By buying most of the land in a small borough, wealthy families could buy a vote **
 * ** Dominated government of England, though they did have to bow to public outcry at times. **

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 * Controversies and struggles: [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/nxFRrMdqaGXoC6jy5ge8Yr2ccM65sPFySk5ghI9nheuyNOLY8MFxjnPqCewqcfvuZUVpGk_EUOvdCyCiFpvHhZgDayJyMuw6zvsvGsM9UEPBSsyL0md71HOvdw width="76px;" height="131px;"]]**
 * ** The House of Commons could be controlled through managing electors, usually through favors **
 * ** The Pitt family came from Old Sarum, a rotten borough which bought up property that held votes. In this manner, they owned a spot in the House of Commons. **
 * ** Parliament was suspicious of a bureaucracy controlled by an absolute monarch or his/her ministers **
 * ** Tried to limit royal influence by taking roles of officials such as local administrators, militia leaders, judges etc. **
 * ** The Parliament essentially ran the nation in this manner like a “monarch.” **