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Democracy
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government by the people
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Republic
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a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote
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Puritan
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a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries advocated strict religious discipline
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Constitutional Monarchy
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a constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written, unwritten or blended constitution
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Divine Rights of Kings
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kings rule directly from God
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Freedom of speech
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The right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint
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Petition of Rights
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1628
The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing |
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speaker of the house
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sat in the big chair and watched over the parliament
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thomas hobbes
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1 ruler only, no rights to the people, no rights to rebel
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Jean Jaques Rousseau
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courrputed by society, government is a contract between the people not government, people are equal
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civil rights
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The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
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civil war
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A war between citizens of the same country.
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protestant
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Of, relating to, or belonging to any of the Protestant churches
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seditious libel
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Seditious libel was a criminal offence under English common law (ex: talking against the monarchy in a bad way)
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John Locke
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government is a contract between citizens and their ruler, right to rebel
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voltair
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freedom of thought is most important ie: i do not agree with a word you say, but i will defend to the death your right to say it
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James I
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he was king of scotland, he was not proper, made his own version of the bible was not liked very much
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Charles I
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not a very good leader he was easily swayed towards the ideas of taking money from the people in the kingdom to make an army, ignored the petition of right, his wife was Christian (which people didn’t like), and stormed into the house of commons with an army and took over the speakers chair and arrested 5 men that were in parliment (that’s how the civil war began)
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pillory
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locks head and hands in place made of wood
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treason
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The crime of betraying one's country, overthrow the government
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glorious revolution
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england wants a protistant king, james II daughter was protistant so she became queen
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montesquieu
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sharing political power
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absolute monarchy
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monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government (ie: james I, charles I and james II tried but got kicked out)
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Charles II
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parliment basically didnt let him do anything, he bribed people of the parliment sometimes
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magna carta
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the great charter which allowed the english people certian civil rights
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mace
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represents the authority of the people
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restoration
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the monarch agreed to respect the petition of right
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blue laws
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strict laws, no dancing,no music
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parliament
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House of Lords, and the House of Commons
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cavalier
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came from nobel famalies to fight for the king and road horse back
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roundhead
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fought against king
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james II
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got ruled out and daughter became queen since she was protestant
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tudor era
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democratic tradishions accepted by elizabeth I
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stuart era
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beleived in the devine right of kings (absolute power)
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archbishop laud
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religious advisor to charles 1
enemy of puritanism be-headed in the midst of civil war for being in kahootz w/ charles1 |