21-5 Parliament Limits the English Monarchy

What is Divine Right?

• a set of rules used by the greeks

• the God given right to rule

• Hitler's reason to exterminate Jewish people

• Machiavelli's theory on power

Who was the monarch of England when Phillip II went to war with his Spanish Armada and lost?

• Mary of Scots
• Elizabeth I
• James I
• Charles I

Who was the first of Henry's children to rule England?

• Edward VI
• Anne
• Mary
• Elizabeth

Who was the last of Henry VIII's children to rule England?

• Mary
• Elizabeth
• Edward
• Jane

A monarchy is...

• a government ruled by a president

• a government ruled by a group

• a government ruled by a king or queen

• a government ruled by religion

Who became the rulers of England as a result of the Glorious Revolution?

• Wilma and Barry

• Charles and Oliver

• James and Liz

• William and Mary

He took over the English throne in 1625, fought constantly with Parliament over money and power, and was eventually the first sitting European monarch to be executed by his own people.

• William II

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I

• Robert Boyle

· No suspension of any of Parliament’s laws

· No levying of taxes without Parliament’s approval

· No interfering with freedom of speech in Parliament

· No penalty for citizens who petitions the king about grievances (complaints). What document, passed in 1689, set limitations on a monarch in England?

• Scientific Revolution

• English Bill of Rights

• Habeas Corpus

• Petition of Rights

The signing of the Magna Carta in 12l5 and the Glorious Revolution in 1688 were key events in English history because they resulted in

• creating alliances with France
• defeating Protestant nobles
• limiting the power of the monarchy
• annexing territory

What is the name of Great Britain's lawmaking assembly which is similar to the U.S. Congress?

• Parliament

• Monarchy

• Reich

• Politburo