Constitutional Crisis 1909 1911
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The Constitutional Crisis 1909 1911
Causes of the Constitutional Crisis 1909 1911
The constitutional crisis of 1909 1911 is essentially a feud between the newly elected liberals and the House of Commons, against the old leaders, the conservatives who had the help of the House of Lords. The liberals, who had been voted in during the 1906 general election, had broken a stranglehold the conservatives had had on Britain for over 50 years, and wished to change many things during their time in charge. The conservatives however, had other ideas, and set out to make sure the liberals did not succeed in changing the way they had run the country for the last half century. This reaction policy is what sparked a political war between the two parties.
The 1906 conservative leader was Balfour, who was a strong-minded man, so after the defeat he still believed that the unionists should keep control of the empire, he found a way in the system that could be manipulated to his advantage, and consequently used this edge.
Previous constitution (pre-1906)
Commons Lords
Unionists/Tories Of unionist decendency by birth
All elected Not elected
2.Ideas put forward
1. Laws developed 3. Law passed/presented to Lords
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4. Law/Legislation became reality
Balfour's Constitution (lib's in power)
Commons Lords
Liberals Unionists
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