Queen Elizabeth The 1st of England, was a very powerful and effective leader because of her allowance of religious freedom, her secure form of government, and strong leadership despite her protesters. When queen Elizabeth came into power in England it was her responsibility stabilize the shaky government put in place by her late sister Mary. Mary ruled england loosely and without power, this led to the citizens of England gain more power than they need. Because of the lack of power that was enforced, the government became weak and unorganized, there lacked a simple form of protection for England at the time. Mary called the government a “bureaucracy”, a bureaucracy is a system of government where appointed officials and the leader of the government
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Before she had the chance to change anything, here were 3 national bodies of Government; all three worked together to make laws, and help rule England. These were; Monarch's, Privy council, and Parliament. They had jobs to make laws, raise money, and decide religious matters. also they had a say in national defense. Upon Mary’s death, Elizabeth saw the holes in the government that she had left behind. The Privy council was responsible for the general well being of England. Elizabeth decided who was and wasn't on the council, she hired wealthy nobles to participate in the council. Elizabeth believed that if the council was "large" it could cause possible corruption. When her sister Mary was in power she had a council of around fifty members, in Elizabeth's first council she appointed only nineteen councilmen (it was later reduced to thirteen). The Privy council was riddled with corruption which explains why she cut out nearly eighty percent of the council. This really set the stage for her on-coming rule, by getting rid of the source of the tainted influences it killed the rest of the crookedness. She used her authoritative power to fix the heart of England's government, further proving her validity and strength as a leader. The Parliament had people of all different classes. Though they all had a say, bishops and the aristocrats sat near the front and were given more attention, whilst the common folk sat near the back. The parliament's main function was to pass laws and to give the queen money if needed. if the queen made laws without the permission of the Parliament it would be a Royal Proclamations, Elizabeth decided not to touch the Parliament because she accepted the idea of input from her people. By deciding not to change the Parliament she was able to gain input from her people, but still maintain control of the nation.
Before she had the chance to change anything, here were 3 national bodies of Government; all three worked together to make laws, and help rule England. These were; Monarch's, Privy council, and Parliament. They had jobs to make laws, raise money, and decide religious matters. also they had a say in national defense. Upon Mary’s death, Elizabeth saw the holes in the government that she had left behind. The Privy council was responsible for the general well being of England. Elizabeth decided who was and wasn't on the council, she hired wealthy nobles to participate in the council. Elizabeth believed that if the council was "large" it could cause possible corruption. When her sister Mary was in power she had a council of around fifty members, in Elizabeth's first council she appointed only nineteen councilmen (it was later reduced to thirteen). The Privy council was riddled with corruption which explains why she cut out nearly eighty percent of the council. This really set the stage for her on-coming rule, by getting rid of the source of the tainted influences it killed the rest of the crookedness. She used her authoritative power to fix the heart of England's government, further proving her validity and strength as a leader. The Parliament had people of all different classes. Though they all had a say, bishops and the aristocrats sat near the front and were given more attention, whilst the common folk sat near the back. The parliament's main function was to pass laws and to give the queen money if needed. if the queen made laws without the permission of the Parliament it would be a Royal Proclamations, Elizabeth decided not to touch the Parliament because she accepted the idea of input from her people. By deciding not to change the Parliament she was able to gain input from her people, but still maintain control of the nation.