L2.1-Origins of American Political Ideals

Signed by King John in 1215.

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Name given to the period when the William and Mary signed the English Bill of Rights.

• Glorious Insurrection

• Inglorious Restitution

• Glorious Revolution

• Glory, Glory, Hallelujah

This prohibited the monarchy from declaring martial law and from jailing political opponents.

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Code of Hammurabi

• Petition of Right

This was the first elected colonial assembly.

• Jamestown Council

• Roanoke Roundtable

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Iroquois League

The English Bill of Rights did all of the following EXCEPT

• free parliamentary elections

• freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

• granted the monarchy dominion over the colonies

• right to fair and speedy trial

The type of English law derived from custom and judicial precedent.

• constitutionalism

• common law

• statutory law

• retributive justice

The colony type that enjoyed the greatest amount of freedom from England.

• charter

• royal

• proprietary

• mercantilist