A system of government in which a single ruler
exercises supreme power based on heredity or
divine right. The right to rule passes from one
generation of the ruling family to the next
What is a monarchy?
system of government in which the powers
of the monarch are limited by the
constitution, either written or unwritten
• What is a constitutional monarchy?
1688 C.E. after the Glorious
Revolution in England
• When is the first constitutional
monarchy established?
King James II
• Who is the leader of England at the
time of the Glorious Revolution?
to set clear limits on royal power
• What is the purpose of the English
Bill of Rights?
establishing its power over the
monarch
• What was the purpose of the series of
laws passed by the Parliament in the
aftermath of the events, which became
known as the Glorious Revolution?
In 1689 Parliament voted to offer
the throne to William and Mary
• How did William and Mary access the
throne?
James fled the country
• What did James do when William and
his army sailed from Holland and
invaded England?
the belief in the "Divine Rights of
Kings"
• What doctrine did the English Bill of
Rights end?
he attempted to dominate the
Parliament and revive the Theory of
Divine Rights of Kings
• Why can we say that James II did not
learn from his father’s mistakes?
an agreement between Parliament and
the new King and Queen about how
the country should be run
• What did the English Bill of Rights
represent?
the right to bear arms for purposes
of defense
• What rights did Protestants have with
the English Bill of Rights?
Act of Parliament granting freedom
of worship to Nonconformists
• What is theToleration Act of 1689?
dissenting Protestants such as
Baptists and Congregationalists
• Who are Nonconformists?
it was not violent- bloodless revolution- and
it was not the middle class and lower class
who were demanding rights, but nobles
and wealthy members of Parliament
• Why was the Glorious Revolution was
different than both the American
Revolution and the French
Revolution?
the rights and liberties that can be
claimed by individuals by virtue of
being human; also called natural rights
or human rights
• What is the principle of individual
rights?
Parliament invited William of Orange,
the husband of James's protestant
daughter Mary, to England
• What did Parliament do after the birth of
James's son to head off the possibility of
a dynasty of Roman Catholic Monarchs?
he had no idea how much his subjects
valued their Protestantism and their
parliamentary rights
• Why was King James' religion a
problem for members of Parliament
and the people of England?
A roman Catholic who ruled with little
respect for Parliament
• What was King James II's religion and
attitude towards parliament?
Parliament was able to gain enormous
power and William and Mary were
able to become King and Queen
• Why did Parliament make William
and Mary sign the Bill of Rights?
the possibility of a dynasty of Roman
Catholic Monarch
• What "potential" problems did
England suddenly face when James
fathered a son in 1688?
More facts about the Glorious
Revolutions and Bill of Rights
• According to the English Bill of Rights,
the King cannot make and suspend
laws without the consent of
Parliament
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and Bill of Rights
• According to the English Bill of Rights,
the King cannot raise money without
the consent of the Parliament
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and Bill of Rights
• According to the English Bill of Rights,
the King cannot raise a standing army in
time of peace without the consent of
Parliament
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and Bill of Rights
• According to the English Bill of
Rights, the King cannot prosecute
people for petitioning him
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and Bill of Rights
• According to the English Bill of
Rights, the King cannot make and
suspend laws without the consent of
Parliament
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and Bill of Rights
• The English Bill of Rights guaranteed
trial by jury
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and Bill of Rights
• The English Bill of Rights outlawed
cruel and unusual punishment
The Toleration Act of 1689
• because of the Toleration Act of 1689
few English citizens were persecuted
for religion ever again
The Toleration Act of 1689
• +The Toleration Act of 1689 did not
apply to Catholics and Unitarians, it
maintained the social and political
restrictions for dissenters