Evaluate the success of suffrage movements in extending democracy in two states.

The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of the success of suffrage movements, weighing up their success or otherwise in extending democracy in two states. The two states may or may not be from the same region. Candidates will likely refer to the extension of suffrage based on gender and may appraise the failures of female suffrage campaigns in the 19th century. Candidates will also likely appraise campaigns which focused on removing economic barriers to suffrage and the political reforms which resulted from these movements. Examples may include the Chartists and the British Reform Acts. The evolution of attempts to extend suffrage to particular groups and the means by which those efforts were frustrated and, in some cases, overcome are also appropriate. For example, the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1870 was not applied fully until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Responses will likely appraise the impact of suffrage campaigns on the extension of democracy, including constitutional amendments and changes to voting districts and practices. Candidates’ opinions and conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

The question required that candidates make an appraisal of the success of suffrage movements, weighing up their success or otherwise in extending democracy in two states. Although the responses seen to this question did demonstrate some knowledge of suffrage movements, few candidates made effective links to the extension of democracy within the chosen states.