Warm-up #3 1. The belief that people can create a new govt. if it fails them is called ____________ 2. Which Enlightenment thinker opposed monarchies?

Warm-up #3

1. The belief that people can create a new govt. if it fails them is called ____________

2. Which Enlightenment thinker opposed monarchies?

Warm-up #4

1. Explain checks and balances.

2. How did Parliament limit the power of the King?

English Traditions

Through time people wished to limit the power of the king and/or the power of the government. This idea is known as limited government. Three items helped to create a limited government in Britain: The Magna Carta Parliament English Bill of Rights

Magna Carta Created in 1215, the Magna Carta was the

1st step toward democracy in Britain. King John was forced to sign the Magna

Carta. 1. Limited the king’s power to tax w/out consulting

the people.

2. Protected the right of people to own property.

3. Guaranteed the right to trial by jury.

4. Laid down 2 important ideas: the king must obey the law and all people are guaranteed certain rights.

Parliament

By the 1660s, Parliament had become a two-house legislature. A legislature is a group of people who have the power to make laws. 2 houses: House of Lords and House of

Commons House of Lords: made up of nobles, positions

usually inherited, chosen by the king House of Commons: members were elected but

only a few rich men & landowners could vote

Parliament

The Clock Tower is the famous tower of the Houses of Parliament and contains the bell known as Big Ben.

The Robing Room is where the Queen prepares for the State Opening of Parliament. She puts on ceremonial robes and the Imperial State Crown. The

Robing Room is located at the southern end of the Palace of Westminster.

Parliament

House of

Commons

House of

Lords+ =

The House of Lords Chamber was designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin after the fire of 1834.

The House of Commons Chamber was rebuilt by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott after it was damaged during the Second World War. The new Chamber was

built in a style that was in keeping with the Chamber that had been destroyed.

Queen Elizabeth II

House of Lords

Voting

=

House of Commons

Representatives

Colonial Government

Colonial governments were modeled after Parliament.

House of Lords= CouncilHouse of Commons= Representative Assemble

English Bill of Rights As a result of the Glorious Revolution of

1688, King James II was overthrown. His daughter Mary and her husband William were asked to rule a year later with the condition that they had to sign the English Bill of Rights. A bill of rights is a list of rights that a government promises to protect.

1. Upheld rights from the Magna Carta like trial by jury

2. Upheld habeas corpus: can’t hold a person in jail w/out being charged with a specific crime

3. King could not raise taxes or raise an army without the consent of Parliament