England began to develop democratic institutions that limited the power of the monarchy
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| 892828391 | When William claimed the throne, what 3 events were set in motion? | 1. the end of feudalism 2. beginning of centralized gov't in England 3. Development of democracy | 1 | |
| 892828392 | What was King Henry's greatest legal achievement? | The development of jury as a means of administering royal justice | 2 | |
| 892828393 | Define common law. What does common law reflect | reflects customs and principles established over time | 3 | |
| 892828394 | What caused the writing of the Magna carta? | son of Henry II, king john was unfairly taxing | 4 | |
| 892828395 | what is the magna carta (what did it do), what year was it signed and by whom? | it was signed by angry nobles in 1215, and is the major source for respect of individual rights and liberties | 5 | |
| 892828396 | two clauses of the magna carta established basic legal rights for individuals. what are these 2 clauses? | monarchs had no right to rule any way they please, and they had to govern according to law | 6 | |
| 892828397 | define due process of law | the king could not willfully or arbitrarily punish his subjects | 7 | |
| 892828398 | define divine rights of kings | advocates of divine right said that monarchs were chosen by god and responsible only to god | 8 | |
| 892828399 | in 1628 king charles was forced by parliament to sign the petition of right. what did it command? | it demanded an end to taxing without parliament's consent, imprisoning citizens illegally, housing troops in citizens homes, and maintaining military gov't in peacetime | 9 | |
| 892828400 | what happened in 1642? in 1649? | the English civil war broke out it 1642 followed by the execution of king Charles in 1649 | 10 | |
| 892828401 | what did Cromwell do in 1653? | he dissolved parliament and created the protectorate where he then named himself lord protector. he made england angry, and when he died in 1658 they were not unhappy about it | 11 | |
| 892828402 | what is the right of the habeas corpus? | "you are ordered to have the body" meaning when authorities accuse people they need to be physically present and aware of what they are guilty for in court (which is mentioned in the u.s constitution | 12 | |
| 892828403 | what was the glorious revolution? | parliament had established the right to limit english monarch's power to control succession to the throne | 13 | |
| 892828404 | define constitutional monarchy | powers of ruler are restricted by the constitution and laws of the country | 14 | |
| 892828405 | what was the english bill of rights (1869)? | limited monarchy's power and protected free speech in parliament-basically parliament is in charge of every decision | 15 | |
| 892828406 | what was england's legacy from the glorious revolution and bill of rights? | rule of law, parliamentary gov't, individual liberties, constitutional monarchy, magna carta, all which went to influence and create democratic revolutions in america and france. | 16 |
