Chapter 3 Flashcards
What was written during King John’s rule, 1215, FIrst time in English history a king was placed under the law of the land
Magna Carta
What forced Charles I to comply,1628
Petition of Rights
What document was created after the English Civil War, 1698
English Bill of Rights
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
Mayflower Compact
king ruled directly, king appoints governor
Royal Colony
king appointed a proprietor who was essentially king over that colony, and the proprietor appointed governor
Proprietary
ruled themselves within certain limits, people appointed governor
Self-Governing
a document by the King that established the relationship
Charter
first representative assembly in the colonies
House of Burgesses
one house legislative
Unicameral
2 house legislature, the upper house, the lower house(more powerful)
Bicameral
Council of wise men who aided in decisions
Witan
Meetings of the Great Council, 1265
Parliment
upper house
House of Lords
lower house
House of Commons
Who introduced Feudalism
Normans
What was the greatest influence in English law and government
The Bible
Which two men translated the scriptures to English
John Wycliffe, William Tyndale
Who Introduced Roman Catholicism to England
Augustine
England escaped Rome and the Bible was available to all
English Reformation
a non codified law based on customs and traditions
common law
Who prefaced his law with the Ten Commandments
Alfred the Great
Who is known as the “Father of the Common Law”
Henry Bracton
Who wrote “Institutes of the Common Law”
Sir Edward Coke
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
Sir William Blackstone
Who laid foundation for trial by jury
King Henry II
A document that listed many capital offenses and the Scripture references for the verses that state the infraction and punishment
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
Who further developed the representative government by establishing model parliament in 1295
Edward I
Who Introduced Parliament in 1265
Simone De Montfort
