Chpt 16, Sect 4 Beg. of Mod. Gov't

Common Law

• System of law based on court decisions and local customs
• List of rights written by England’s nobility and signed by King John in 1215
• Right of people not to be imprisoned unlawfully
• System of judges and courts of law

King John

• King of England who signed the Magna Carta in 1215
• King of Spain who discovered America.
• King of France who built the Eiffel Tower.
• King of Scotland who challenged Parliament.

Magna Carta

• List of rights written by England’s nobility and signed by King John in 1215
• System of law based on court decisions and local customs
• Right of people not to be imprisoned unlawfully
• System of judges and courts of law

Parliament

• Group of representatives with some powers of government
• System of judges and courts of law
• King of England who signed the Magna Carta in 1215
• System of law based on court decisions and local customs

Habeas Corpus

• Right of people not to be imprisoned unlawfully
• List of rights written by England’s nobility and signed by King John in 1215
• System of law based on court decisions and local customs
• System of judges and courts of law

Judiciary

• System of judges and courts of law
• The right to vote
• Group of representatives with some powers of government
• System of law based on court decisions and local customs

Suffrage

• The right to vote
• The right to free speech
• To live a life of pain and suffering
• To avoid pain and suffering throughout life