Chapter 19 Lesson 3 English Kings and Magna Carta

Under Henry II, the courts created a body of _________ law, or law that was the same throughout England

• same

• fair

• common

• new

The Magna Carta was important because it

• banned the king from leading the military

• it required the King to obey the law

• allowed the king to abolish Parliament

• limited the power and influence of the pope.

True or False: A new culture that combined both Norman and Anglo-Saxon customs eventually emerged after William the Conqueror gained control of England.

• True

• False

Who signed the Magna Carta?

• King Henry II

• King Richard I

• King John

• King Alfred

What was the effect of the Magna Carta? TWO answers

• required the king to respect the rights of "freemen"

• stopped kings from being imprisoned

• influenced the designers of the US Constitution

• stopped the taxes in England

Who united England with common law?

• Henry VIII

• King John

• Henry II

• Richard the Lionhearted

What was Richard I nickname?

• the Bold

• the Lionheart

• the Terrible

• the Hammer

What was the major battle that helped William the Conqueror take the crown from Harold Godwinson?

• Battle of Hastings

• Battle of London

• Battle of Constantinople

• Battle of Normans

What is a grand jury?

• The jury that decides whether or not someone should be accused of a crime

• The jury that decides if someone is guilty or not

• The jury that decides if someone can make bail

• A group of people that decides if the king can raise taxes

What is a trial jury?

• The jury that decides whether or not someone should be accused of a crime

• The jury that decides if someone is guilty or not

• The jury that decides if someone can make bail

• A group of people that decides if the king can raise taxes