parliament triumphs in england
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Parliament Triumphs IN ENGLAND. Historical Event. Resulting Action of Document Effect on Democracy. 1. King John tried to raise taxes on the nobles. Magna Carta Established basic legal rights & responsibilities Protected liberties of the English. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ParliamentTriumphs
IN ENGLAND
Historical EventA.Resulting Action of
DocumentB.Effect on Democracy
1. King John tried to raise taxes on the nobles
A. Magna CartaB. Established basic
legal rights & responsibilitiesProtected liberties of the English
2. Edward needed money to pay for war in France
A.Model ParliamentB. Increased the
number of people making Gov’t decisions
3. Sixteenth Century Monarchs claim more
power.• Divine Right – The
belief that monarchs are chosen by God and responsible only to God.
3. Sixteenth Century Monarchs claim more
powerA. Petition of RightA. Overthrow of Charles IB. Decreased power of
MonarchB. Increased power of
Parliament
4. The Glorious Revolution takes place.
A. English Bill of Rights
B. Limited power of Monarchy
B. Guaranteed the rule of Law
B. Guaranteed Individual Liberties
Limited Monarchy•Powers of the monarch (ruler) are limited by a constitution or laws of the country
ConstitutionalGovernment
•Government that’s powers are defined and limited by law
Oligarchy• A type of gov’t in which the ruling power belongs to a few people
EX: South Africa
Puritans•Protestants that sought to “purify”
the church of it’s Catholic
practices
Oliver Cromwell• Leader of the Roundheads (Parliament’s Army) in the English Civil War
• Puritan • Defeated the Cavaliers, leading to the execution of Charles I.