Parliament Flashcards
When was Parliament called by the monarchs?
If they needed to pass new laws or wanted to introduce new taxes.
What did Elizabeth regard Parliament as?
An inconvenient necessity.
What did Elizabeth’s first parliament in 1559 create and how?
A new protestant church by restoring the royal supremacy over the Church of England.
How did Henry VIII increases Parliament’s importance?
He used Parliament to pass laws to break from Rome in the 1530s.
What made Elizabeth rely on Parliamentary subsides (taxes)?
Her financial problems.
There was the idea that the English monarch shared their power with Parliament in what way?
In a political partnership kind of way.
What was the Royal Veto?
It meant Elizabeth could reject an act of Parliament.
MP’s became more confident in what?
Arguing with the Queen, maybe because they had a better education than they did in the past.
What special privileges did MP’s have?
Freedom and speech and freedom of arrest.
What did MP’s complain about that weren’t on the government agenda?
Marital status, monopolies and religious grievances.
What do some suggest a reason for Elizabeth losing control during her reign?
In particular, Puritans used the House of Commons to organise and voice their opposition against the Queen’s policies.
Elizabeth used speeches to do what both things?
Charm and bully.
Which MP did Elizabeth imprison, when, and why?
Peter Wentworth in 1576 for arguing against freedom of speech.
