Historical Event
A.Resulting Action
of Document
B.Effect on
Democracy
1. King John tried to raise taxes on
the nobles
A. Magna Carta
B.Established
basic legal
rights &
responsibilities
Protected
liberties of the
English
2. Edward needed money to pay for
war in France
A.Model Parliament
B. Increased the
number of people
making Gov’t
decisions
3. Sixteenth Century Monarchs
claim more power.
•Divine Right –
The belief that
monarchs are
chosen by God
and responsible
only to God.
3. Sixteenth Century Monarchs claim
more power
A. Petition of Right
A. Overthrow of Charles I
B. Decreased power of
Monarch
B. Increased power of
Parliament
4. The Glorious Revolution takes
place.
A. English Bill of
Rights
B. Limited power of
Monarchy
B. Guaranteed the
rule of Law
B. Guaranteed
Individual
Liberties
• Powers of the monarch
(ruler) are limited by a
constitution or laws of
the country
•Government that’s
powers are defined
and limited by law
• A type of gov’t in
which the ruling power
belongs to a few people
EX: South Africa