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25 Cards in this Set
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King balanced by nobles.
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mixed monarchy
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1215 agreement to preserve rights of English nobles.
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Marna Carta
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Originally, town dwellers; by extension, the middle class; French bourgeoisie.
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burghers
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When capitalized, Britain's legislature, now ussually meaning the House of Commons.
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Parliament
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Lower house of Parliament; the elected, important chamber.
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House of Common
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Upper house of Parlament; less important than Commons.
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House of Lords
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System of judge-made law developed in England.
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Common Law
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Legal reasoning based on previous cases.
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Precedent
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Supporters of the king in English Civil War
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Royalists
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Supporters of Parliament
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Parliamentarians
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Country with no seacoast.
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landlocked
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Country not headed by a monarch.
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republic
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republic from 1649 to 1660 led by Oliver Cromwell.
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Commonwealth
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Radicals during English Civil War who argued for equality and "one man, one vote." They were influenced by Puritanism.
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Levellers
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Chief of government in parliamentary system.
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prime minister
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Head of major department (ministry) of government.
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minister
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Faction of Parliament that became Liberal Party.
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Whigs
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Faction of Parliament that became Conservative party.
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Tories
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Humans before civilization.
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state of nature
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Humans after becoming civilized. Modern usage: associations between family and government.
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civil society
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Ideology aimed at preserving existing institutions and usages.
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conservatism
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Series of laws expanding the British electoral franchise. In 1832, and 1867 and then 1884.
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Reform Acts
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Drawn form variety of sources.
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Electric
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Ordinary law, usually for specific problem.
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statute
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In Bagehot's terms, symbolic or decorative offices.
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dignified
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