[QUIZ] Vocabulary for Unit 3B & 3C!

The right for people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected

• due process

• Limited Government

• limited monarchy

• rights

a government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement

• Limited Government

• limited monarchy

• rights

• English Bill of Rights

a system of government in which the king or queen shares authority with an elected legislature and agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws, also known as a constitutional monarchy

• limited monarchy

• rights

• English Bill of Rights

• due process

a set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions

• rights

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Rule of Law

King William and Queen Mary accepted this document in 1689. It guaranteed certain rights to English citizens and declared that elections for Parliament would happen frequently. By accepting this document, they supported a limited monarchy, a system in which they shared their power with Parliament and the people.

• English Bill of Rights

• rights

• Magna Carta

• Runnymede

a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Rule of Law

• Runnymede

the idea that those who govern must follow the laws; no one is above the law

• Magna Carta

• Rule of Law

• Runnymede

• King John

Where the Magna Carta was signed

• Runnymede

• Rule of Law

• King John

• Great Council (Parliament)

King of England who raised taxes and punished his enemies without a trial. He is best known for being forced to sign the Magna Carta.

• Runnymede

• King John

• Great Council (Parliament)

• English Parliament

In keeping with the Magna Carta, English rulers often called on this for advice. During the 1200s, this evolved into Parliament, which later became England's legislature.

• Great Council (Parliament)

• Runnymede

• due process

• rights