elizabethan government - parliament

Question 1

what did elizabeth have the power to do?

Answer 1

summon and dismiss parliament

Question 2

why did parliament need permission from queen to discuss matters of state?

Answer 2

because parliament was not free to decide which topics they were going to debate

Question 3

elizabeth believed in divine right, what was this?

Answer 3

idea that rulers/monarchs were sent down to earth by god to govern their country

Question 4

what were the 2 chambers of parliament?

Answer 4

house of lords
house of commons

Question 5

what was the house of lords like?

Answer 5

members were not elected and made up of nobility

Question 6

what was house of commons like?

Answer 6

members were elected but only men who owned property over a certain value could vote
the royals could sway and control votes

Question 7

what were parliament’s 3 functions?

Answer 7

taxation
legislation
advice

Question 8

how did parliament undergo taxation?

Answer 8

when queen needed extra revenue, she asked parliament to raise taxes

Question 9

how did parliament undergo legislation?

Answer 9

queen needed parliament’s approval to pass laws

Question 10

how did parliament give help to give out advice?

Answer 10

it was an important point of contact between central government and local government