History of the constitution

Question 1

What are the 5 significant acts?

Answer 1

Magna carta
The bill of rights
The act of settlement
The parliament act
The european communities act

Question 2

When was magna carta signed?

Answer 2

1214

Question 3

Why was magna carta signed?

Answer 3

King John was ruthless, he raised money to fund france wars aswell as abusing royal powers, conflicted with the church and abused the justice system
Barons rebelled forcing him to sign magna carta

Question 4

What did magna carta do?

Answer 4

The monarch cant raise tax without the people consent
Need the rigt to trial with a jury
-Right to due porcess in the law was guaranteed
-Justicehad to be free and fair
-Nobles could select a committe of 25 to scrutinise the actions of the king

Question 5

Is magna carta significant today?

Answer 5

Paved the way to the creation of parliament
-Shown in select committees
Today only three articles (or clauses) of the 1297 Magna Carta remain in force in every part of the UK except Scotland:

the freedom of the Church of England (clause 1)
the “ancient liberties” of the City of London (clause 13 in the 1215 charter, clause 9 in the 1297 statute)
a right to due legal process (clauses 39 and 40 in the 1215 charter, clause 29 in the 1297 statute).

Question 6

When was the bill of rights signed?

Answer 6

In 1688 by william orange

Question 7

Why was the BOR signed?

Answer 7

Parliament was angry at monarchs for ruling with divine right
John Loke social contract theory

Question 8

What did the bill of rights do?

Answer 8

Only parliment could pass and approve lawsm raise money for governmnet expendture
Raie and maintain army during peace time
-Complaints of monarch via parliment
-Free elections