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17 Cards in this Set
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When was the magna Carta written?
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1215
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What is the Magna Carta?
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it limited the power of English rulers
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Name one thing other than limiting the power of english rulers(most important) that the Magna Carta did.
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could be any of the following
~made it clear that English monarchs must obey the law ~King John agreed not to raise taxes without first consulting the Great Council on nobles and church officials(later became parliament) ~magana carta forced King John to recognize citizens had legal rights and one of those was trial by jury |
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When was the English Bill of rights written?
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1689
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What did the English Bill of Rights do?5 things
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~it stated elections would be held regulary
~reaffirmed a right to a trail by jury ~protected from cruel and unjust punishment ~right to bear arms ~gave the right of habeus corpus |
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Americans had a long tradition of what?
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elected representative government
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What happened in 1619?
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Virginia set up the House of Burgesses and eventually all colonies had a representative government
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When was the Mayflower Compact written??
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1620
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What is the Mayflower Compact?
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the first document of self government in North America
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The ideas of the Constitution wer also based on...
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European Enlightenment
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What did enightenment thinkers believe?
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taht people could improve society through use of reason
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who is John Locke?
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he is a man who pubished two treaties on government in 1690
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What diid Locke declare?
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that all people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property
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What did Locke suggest?
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hat the government is an agreement between the ruler and the ruled.
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If the ruler violates peoples' natural rights, the people may______?
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rebel
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Who was Baron de Montesquieu?
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he was a french thinker who published the Spirit of Laws
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What did Baron urge?
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that the power of government e divided into 3 branches. The legislative, executive, and judicial.
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