KS3, KS4, Learning Activities
Get Out and Vote
It is 1868 and a general election has been called.
It is 1868 and a general election has been called.
Students will need to decide who to vote for in this open election. They will discover the mechanisms for running general elections and the attitudes people had in the period. They will listen to the actual hustings speeches given by the three candidates in the North Durham constituency and decide between themselves who to vote for whilst the three candidates will attempt to threaten and bribe them.
The pupils will meet three members of staff who will lead them through the hustings experience in St Helen’s Church in the 1820s landscape.
This activity will bring to life the hustings experience of the 1868 election. It could get lively!
This session helps students to:
- Understand democracy through a 19th century election
- Explore and understand the impact of electoral reform on society in the 19th century
- Compare what elections were like in the Victorian Era to elections now and why it is important to vote
Season: All year
Activity Resources
- Get Out and Vote – Risk Assessment
- Get Out and Vote – Candidate Cards
- Get Out and Vote – Pre visit Introduction
- Get Out and Vote – Pre visit Worksheet No. 2
- Get Out and Vote – Pre visit Worksheet No.1
- Get Out and Vote – Post visit Reflection
- Get Out and Vote – Post visit Comparison (for teachers)
- Get Out and Vote – Post Visit
- Get Out and Vote – Teacher Guidelines
- Get Out and Vote – Understanding Democracy
- Visitor Map
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