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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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What was written during King John’s rule, 1215, FIrst time in English history a king was placed under the law of the land

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Magna Carta

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What forced Charles I to comply,1628

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Petition of Rights

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3
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What document was created after the English Civil War, 1698

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English Bill of Rights

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4
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Written by a local Englishman who sought to bring honor to the King, showed they wanted a civil government, said they would submit to the law, 1620

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Mayflower Compact

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5
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king ruled directly, king appoints governor

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Royal Colony

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6
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king appointed a proprietor who was essentially king over that colony, and the proprietor appointed governor

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Proprietary

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7
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ruled themselves within certain limits, people appointed governor

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Self-Governing

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8
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a document by the King that established the relationship

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Charter

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9
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first representative assembly in the colonies

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House of Burgesses

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10
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one house legislative

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Unicameral

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11
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2 house legislature, the upper house, the lower house(more powerful)

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Bicameral

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12
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Council of wise men who aided in decisions

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Witan

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13
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Meetings of the Great Council, 1265

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Parliment

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14
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upper house

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House of Lords

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15
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lower house

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House of Commons

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16
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Who introduced Feudalism

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Normans

17
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What was the greatest influence in English law and government

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The Bible

18
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Which two men translated the scriptures to English

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John Wycliffe, William Tyndale

19
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Who Introduced Roman Catholicism to England

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Augustine

20
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England escaped Rome and the Bible was available to all

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English Reformation

21
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a non codified law based on customs and traditions

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common law

22
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Who prefaced his law with the Ten Commandments

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Alfred the Great

23
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Who is known as the “Father of the Common Law”

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Henry Bracton

24
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Who wrote “Institutes of the Common Law”

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Sir Edward Coke

25
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Who said that the revealed law of God was greater than man-made law? Also most important in telling the founding Fathers the law. Wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England

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Sir William Blackstone

26
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Who laid foundation for trial by jury

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King Henry II

27
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A document that listed many capital offenses and the Scripture references for the verses that state the infraction and punishment

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Massachusetts Body of Liberties

28
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Who further developed the representative government by establishing model parliament in 1295

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Edward I

29
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Who Introduced Parliament in 1265

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Simone De Montfort

30
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