Constitutionalism

First Stuart 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

The new religious group in England's parliament who believed the English church was still too Catholic.

• Anglican bishops

• Puritans

• Calvinists

• House of Lords

The name of Parliament that only met for two weeks before Charles banned them again.

• Rook Parliament

• Rump Parliament

• Long Parliament

• Short Parliament

What event caused the English Civil War?

• Charles I raised his own army and tried to arrest parliament

• 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 death of Oliver Cromwell

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

• Charles II

• Oliver Cromwell

• William Laud

• James II

Parliament passed this law that persecuted Catholics and tried to unify England under Anglicanism

• Triennial Act

• Test Act

• Supremacy Act

• Church of England Act

The main problem parliament had with James II was

• his numerous mistresses

• he was Catholic and he had a Catholic son

• his overspending of Parliament's money

• his declaration of war on the Dutch

The change from James II to William & Mary without bloodshed in England was called the

• Restoration

• Glorious Revolution

• Interregnum

• Instrument of Government

Which of the following was NOT included in the English Bill of Rights?

• citizens were entitled to a trial by jury

• freedom of speech

• laws were to be passed by Parliament

• only the king could create or overturn laws