World History Questions
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Prologue, Section 3, Democracy Develops in England
1. Review: What two ideas central
to democracy were spread by
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Judaism and Christianity?
2. Who defeated who in the Battle of
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Hastings in 1066?
3. What were the three eventual
consequences for England of William
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the Conqueror’s victory at the Battle
of Hastings?
4. What were Henry II’s two big
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democracy?
5. Under Henry II, royal judges
(royal=belonging to the king)
travelled around the country and
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decided cases. What did the 12 jurors
do during these trials?
6. Write the correct definition of
“precedent” from these 2 choices:
a. any legal decision that serves as
a guide or justification for future
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cases.
b. a small soap dish used by Henry
II to hold his jewelry while he
showered.
7. Define: Common Law
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8. What might be one advantage of
common law (built up based on
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many trials over time) over statute
law (law made by one person)?
9. What might be one disadvantage
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of common law?
10. What impact did English
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Common Law have on the U.S.?
11. Who took over the as king of
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England when King Henry II died?
12. Who took over after Richard the
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Lion Hearted?
13. Why did the rich nobles in
England become upset with King
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John and make him sign the Magna
Carta?
14. The Magna Carta was a contract
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between what two parties?
15. What was the underlying
principle (main idea) of the Magna
Carta?
16. Which of the four quotes from
the Magna Carta on page 19 is
basically saying “no prison without a
trial”?
17. Which of the four clauses from
the Magna Carta on page 19 is
basically the same as our 6th
Amendment (right to speedy trial)?
18. Which of the four clauses from
the Magna Carta on page 19 is
basically saying “judges must know
the law to serve as judges”?
19. Which of the four clauses from
the Magna Carta on page 19 is
basically saying: “no jail unless
someone besides the police saw you
do it”?
20. What did Clause 12 of the Magna
Carta say the king had to do?
21. Define: due process of law
22. Define: Parliament
23. How did Edward I explain his
action of calling together the Model
Parliament in 1295?
24. How might it actually help a king
to call together a parliament to
approve his taxes, wars or other
decisions rather than just force his
will on the people?
25. Edward I allowed not only nobles
but also knights and burgesses to be
in his Model Parliament. Who were
the burgesses?
26. By the mid 1300’s the parliament
of England spit into one House for
the knights and burgesses and one
for the nobles and bishops. What
were these two houses called?
27. Even though the vast majority
of people had no part in Parliament,
its existence was still important for
what two reasons?
28. What power did the House of
Commons have that gradually made
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it as strong as the House of Lords?
29. Kings in Europe, including King
James I, pushed back against the
power of parliaments by claiming
that they should have absolute
(total) power because of “divine
right” Define: divine right.
30. James I clashed with Parliament
over what three things?
31. James I’s son, Charles I, agreed
to sign the Petition of Right in
exchange for money from
Parliament. What four things did the
Petition of Right seek to stop?
32. Did James I believe in the divine
right of kings?
33. The English Civil war broke out in
1642. What were the two sides called
and who did each support?
34. What happened to Charles I after
the Antiroyalists won the English Civil
War?
35. How was Oliver Cromwell’s rule
like that of an absolute monarch?
36. Eleven years after Charles I was
executed, his son, Charles II was
restored as King of England. Why do
you suppose Parliament restored the
monarchy after all the trouble they
had had with previous kings?
37. After 1679, if you were accused of
a crime, the police had to bring you to
court and tell a judge what you were
accused of. What is this right, still in
effect in the United States, called?
38. James II took over after Charles II.
Why did the English people want
James II’s daughter (Mary) and her
husband (William) to take over after
him instead of his son (James)?
39. What three great achievements
of the Glorious Revolution?
40. Define: Constitutional Monarchy
41. Define: Bill of Rights
42. What were the four main
contributions of England to the
development of democracy?
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