Lesson 4

Question 1

Magma carta

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Charter signed by King John that addressed feudal relationships, rule of law, basic rights, and government by consent

Question 2

Precedent

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Rule to guide future cases

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Redress of grievances

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Compensation for a loss or wrong done to the people should the crown infringe on common law rights

Question 4

Rights of englishmen

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Common law rights that neither the monarch not parliament would dare to change or violate

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State decisis

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“Let the precedent stand”

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Writ of habeas corpus

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Orders an official to deliver a person in custody to a court of law to explain why the person is being held

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By the early 13th century

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Groups of advisors developed into separate institutions and evolved into the parliament and royal court

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King Edward I summoned the

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Model parliament which consisted of two representative houses

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Parliament represented the various interests in the kingdom

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Providing monarchs with a way of negotiating

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Common law requires judges to publish their

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Decisions so that future judges would know how earlier cases had been decided

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Stare decisis gives

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Predictability and stability to the law

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Some common law rights

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Right to trial by jury
Security of home from unlawful entry
Limitation on government power to tax

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In 1100 King Henry I issued a charter of liberties which bound him to

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Obey certain laws regarding the treatment of nobles and church officials

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Common law

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English system of law that would be common to all parts of the kingdom

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In 1215, barons forced King John I to sign s new

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Charter of Liberties known as the manga carta

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Magma carta addressed feudal

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Relationships between monarchy and three classes: barons clergy and merchants

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In the charter the king vowed not to increase

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Feudal dues and other money payments without consent and to to respect property rights

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Magma carta confirmed

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Traditional rights

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Three principle s of magma carta were important in later development of constitution

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Rule of law
Basic rights
Government by agreement or contract

Question 20

Rule of law

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Monarch must respect established rules of law

Arbitrary government outlawed

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Basic rights

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Secures redress of grievances and “ancient liberties and free customs”

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Government by agreement or contract

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Basis for legitimate government

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American colonists found principle of

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No taxation without representation and consent

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Central principle of British constitution

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Respect for established rules and procedures

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Petition of Right confirmed that taxes could only be raised with the consent of

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Parliament.

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Petition of right guaranteed rights such as prohibition against

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Requiring people to quarter soldiers

Right to habeas corpus

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Writ of habeas corpus is one of the most important

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Limitations on governmental power because of protects against arbitrary arrest

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Parliament eventually represented the most powerful groups in the kingdom and was later recognized as the

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Highest legal authority in England

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Parliament required monarchs to agree to the

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English bill of rights

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Principles of English bill of rights that influenced constitutional development

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Rule of law

Representative government