Chapter 4 - 8th grade

This document was signed by King John on June 15th, 1215

• Representative Government

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

This document only protected people from unjust treatment/punishment from the King

• Representative Government

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

A ________________ is when people elect delegates/representatives to make laws and conduct government

• Representative Government

• dictatorship

• vote

• right

In this English principle about government, there are to chambers/houses - the House of Lords and the House of Commons

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Representative Government

The only people allowed to be elected into the House of Lords was.....

• women

• first born men

• first born women

• children

Which group of people made up the House of Commons?

• everyday people - farmers, merchants, etc.

• only first born women

• only the rich and powerful

• only first born men

What was the purpose of the English Bill of Rights

• it only protected people from unjust treatment/punishment

• it set clear limits on a ruler's powers

• it broke up parliament into two chambers - house of commons and house of lords

Under the English Bill of Rights a ruler COULD not do...

• impose taxes

• stop parliaments laws

• raise an army without parliaments consent

• declare war

Under the English Bill of Rights, citizens had the right to.....

• vote

• practice their religion freely

• a fair trial

• to have freedom of speech

What is a charter colony?

• it was the property of a owner/group of owners

• it was under control by the English

• a colony that was based on a charter - a grant of right by an English monarch