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9 Cards in this Set
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Act of Union
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1707 - This act united England and Scotland to form Great Britain
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Act of Settlement
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1701 - An act of Parliament that excluded any Catholic from inheriting the English throne
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habeas corpus
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the idea that a person cannot be imprisoned without just cause or a trial
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Tories
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The political party that supported the hereditary monarchy (and therefore James' ascent to the throne)
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Prime Minister
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The chief executive of a parliamentary government (head of the cabinet)
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The Restoration
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The period in which the House of Stuart regained the throne of England (when Charles II became king)
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cabinet
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a small group of advisors to a ruler
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constitutional monarchy
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A form of government in which the monarch's powers are limited by a constitution
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Whigs
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The political party that wanted to keep James II from obtaining the throne
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