Origins Of US Gov. Flashcards
Early English heritage
Constitution-
Basic set of laws and principles establishing the nations government
Laws
Historical documents
Judicial decisions
Two ideals
Limited and representative government
Monarchs could do what three things
Seize property
Tax whomever they wanted
Grant land and give favors to loyal nobles
When was the Magna Carta and by who
In 1215 English nobles forced king john to sign it
What was the other name for the Magna Carta and what did it do
“The great charter”
Stated that monarchs must follow the law (rule of law)
Kings could no longer levy taxes with who’s approval
Nobles
People were given right to a trial by who
Their peers or equals
The Magna Carta initially only applied to nobles but later applied to __________
All English citizens
How did the Magna Carta promote the public good
Government began to reflect the interests of society as a whole instead of just a few ( monarchs)
Protected people’s $
Who counseled monarchs on decisions
Nobles and religious officials
Bicameral
Two chamber legislature
Parliament
House of Lords
Upper house
Made up of nobles
House of Commons
Lower house made up of lesser officials and local representatives
Parliament forced who to sign the petition of right in what year
King Charles 1
1628
What did the petition of right enact
People could not be improsoned illegally
Citizens could not be forced to house soldiers
Taxes could not be raised without parliamentary approval
King Charles lost what to the parliaments army
The English civil war
What happened to King Charles on 1649
He was beheaded
After Charles the second who came next
James the second who was overthrown by his son in law, William
Before William and his wife Mary could rule what did they have to sign
The English bill of rights
What four things did the English bill of rights state
Monarch could not rule without consent of parliament
People were free to petition the government
People were free to hold elections for parliament
The monarch could not keep an army
Two names for the native Americans
Delaware Indians
Leni Lenape
How did the Indians live
According to the seasons
Hunt fish plant harvest
What had the greatest influence in PA
The Iroquois confederacy
What did the five separate tribes work together for
Trade and war
How did the Indians control trade
By trading furs for guns with Europeans
What obstacles did penn encounter in his life
He was kicked out of oxford
He was arrested for writing against god in his first book
Arrested again for a riot
What two books did penn write
The Sandy Foundation Shaken
No Cross, No Crown
Who founded the quakers and what was it called
George Fox
Society of friends
What were three beliefs of the quakers
Equality
Pacifism/not killing people
Freedom of religion
Why was penn sent to jail twice and the outcomes
Accuses the church of opposing god - his father got him out
I cited a riot- jury went against the king and freed penn
Why did penn get land in America
Penns father was an officer in the kings navy, the king owed him a favor but he died, so he gave it to his son
Why did the king agree to giving own land
He couldn’t pay the debt
He could get rid of the quakers
He could honor penns father by naming it after him
The king wrote what that penn what
A charter, the proprietor
What do Penn and Sylvania mean
Penn was his fathers name
Sylvania is Latin for “covered with woods”
What did penn want his colony to have
Religious freedom
affordable land
Peaceful relationships with native Americans
What was the capital and what did the name mean
Philadelphia
Brotherly love
Who did penn rule the colony with
An assembly of elected representatives
What three things did people have
Religious freedom
Trial by jury
No harsh punishments
What were the citizens afraid of
The governor had too much power
What was the first frame of government based on
The great laws
Why did penn rewrite the great laws
To limit the power of the governor
Who was chief of the Delaware
Chief tamenend
What agreement did penn and the chief make
The great treaty
What happened after penn returned after 15 years in England
He wrote the charter of privileges to give the assembly the right to make all the laws
What happened when penn returned to England a second time
He was put ina debtors prison and died in 1718 and his wife Hannah ran the colony for 14 years as first female governor
How long did it take for penn to arrive ina medics first and name of his ship
2 months
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