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Parliament Triumphs IN ENGLAND
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Historical Event A.Resulting Action of Document B.Effect on Democracy.

Dec 16, 2015

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Page 2: Historical Event A.Resulting Action of Document B.Effect on Democracy.

Historical EventA.Resulting Action of

DocumentB.Effect on Democracy

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1. King John tried to raise taxes on the nobles

A. Magna CartaB. Established basic

legal rights & responsibilitiesProtected liberties of the English

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2. Edward needed money to pay for war in France

A.Model ParliamentB. Increased the

number of people making Gov’t decisions

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3. Sixteenth Century Monarchs claim more

power.• Divine Right – The

belief that monarchs are chosen by God and responsible only to God.

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3. Sixteenth Century Monarchs claim more

powerA. Petition of RightA. Overthrow of Charles IB. Decreased power of

MonarchB. Increased power of

Parliament

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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

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Limited Monarchy

•Powers of the monarch (ruler) are limited by a constitution or laws of the country

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ConstitutionalGovernment

•Government that’s powers are defined and limited by law

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Oligarchy• A type of gov’t in which the ruling power belongs to a few people

EX: South Africa

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Puritans•Protestants that sought to “purify”

the church of it’s Catholic

practices

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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.