Definitions And Questions

Question 1

What does democracy mean

Answer 1

A government that is controlled by the people under it

Question 2

What are civil rights

Answer 2

The rights of a citizen

Question 3

What is the Magna Carta

Answer 3

Th great charter guaranteed the english people certain civil rights

Question 4

What is a monarch

Answer 4

A king, queen, emperor or empress

Question 5

What is a civil war

Answer 5

A war between citizens of the same country

Question 6

What is a republic

Answer 6

A country without a monarch

Question 7

What is a constitutional monarchy

Answer 7

A monarchy in which the monarch rules according to the constitution and laws of the nation

Question 8

What does Protestant mean

Answer 8

Any Christian not belonging to the Catholic Church or the orthodox eastern church

Question 9

What is the Church of England

Answer 9

The established church in England headed by the monarch

Question 10

What are puritans

Answer 10

The people who followed the catholic religion

Question 11

What are witches

Answer 11

The personification of the devil

Question 12

What is an absolute monarch

Answer 12

A king or queen with unlimited power

Question 13

What is the test act

Answer 13

Act that prohibited Catholics

Question 14

Who is James I

Answer 14

He was the king of Scotland for 20 years
He created the King James Version of the bible
Always tried to find new sources of money without consulting the parliament
Died of stomach problems in 1625
His son was Charles I

Question 15

What are the divine rights of kings

Answer 15

They thought the king had the same power as god and they ruled according to god

Question 16

Who was Charles I

Answer 16

Wanted money and fine possession
He was very much like his father
Created tunnage and poundage taxes
He alienated many people

Question 17

Ship money

Answer 17

In earlier towns, costal towns had to supply the king with ships, of their values in money