Absolutism & Constitutionalism (Constitutionalism)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a constitutional government as established in Europe in the 1600s?

• limited power of government
• balance between the power of government & rights of citizens
• all ideas are written in a document
• can be either republican or monarchical

Which king of England believed in the divine right of kings & even wrote an essay on the topic?

• Charles II
• Charles I
• James II
• James I

Which of the following was NOT an idea from the reign of James I of England?

• increasing power of the House of Commons
• growth of the middle & upper classes due to the enclosing of public lands
• passage of the Triennial Act
• disputes with Parliament over money

The group within England who began the push to remove all traces of Catholic worship from the country in the 1600's was the

• Anglican bishops
• Puritans
• Calvinists
• House of Lords

What event sparked a revolt by the Scots against the English in 1640?

• disputes with Parliament over money
• Charles I tried to force Scotland to accept Anglicanism
• Parliament refused to be disbanded by Charles
• the distraction of the English Civil War

Which meeting of Parliament refused to give Charles I money to fight the Scottish invasion of England in 1640?

• Rook Parliament
• Rump Parliament
• Long Parliament
• Short Parliament

The English Civil War began in 1642 when

• Charles I raised his own army outside of Parliament's wishes
• Parliament wanted to arrest Charles I for his crimes
• the Scottish invaded England
• the Irish revolted against England

The English Civil War ended with

• the defeat of both the Irish & Scottish
• the execution of Charles I
• the disbanding of the Long Parliament
• the rise of Oliver Cromwell

The period following the English Civil War from 1649-1660 was called the

• Instrument of Government
• Restoration
• Interregnum
• Glorious Revolution

The leader of England in the years after the English Civil War was

• Charles II
• Oliver Cromwell
• William Laud
• James II