The industrial revolution - les 3

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Industriële revolutie - 5.2

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Info 'Democracy in the Netherlands'

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Give an example of a 'social law'

what are socialists?

1. factory owners who want to make profit
2. Labourers who want equality
3. People who are social towards others
4. Wealthy civilians who don't want to pay taxes

Radical socialists want a revolution

1. Waar
2. Niet waar

an economic system that is focussed on private ownership and making profit

1. Capitalism
2. Socialism

5.2 Government in the Netherlands

How the Netherlands was governed from 1815 onwards?

What influence did the liberals have?

What changed with the Constitution of 1848?

How the right to vote was expanded?

Government in the Netherlands

1815 After Napoleon, kings returned to power.

In NL > 1815 King William I.

The Netherlands was a constitutional monarchy. The king was head of government and made decisions alone. Ministers had to obey him.

Government in the Netherlands

Parliament consisted of the Senate (1e kamer) and the House of Representatives. (2e kamer)

Nobles and regents elected members of the Provincial States.

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by the Provincial States.

The Dutch people had very little political influence.

Dutch election system 

Parliament	Parliament
Senate (eerste kamer)	House of representatives (tweede kamer)
Koning	Provincial States (Provinciale staten)
	Nobles and regents (edelen en regenten)

Liberal influence

many uprisings by the liberals from 1830 onwards.

King William II eventually gave in and signed the new constitution. (written by Thorbecke)

The Constitution of 1848

Dutch people were given new fundamental rights, such as freedom of religion and the press.

parliamentary system: system of government in which parliament has supreme power.

Prime Minister becomes the head of government.

Expansion of suffrage

Suffrage = kiesrecht

Was everyone allowed to vote in 1848?

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