Absolutism/Constitutionalism Review

Absolutism is the idea that

• the power belongs to the people

• the power belongs to parliament

• the king is the ultimate authority who got his power from god

• the king and parliament share their power equally

Documents like the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights limited the power of

• the monarchy

• the Parliament

• the colonies

• the church

What did the English Civil War do?

• Gave more power to the monarchy

• Gave more power to the parliament

• Divided the UK

Hobbes believed in

• absolute authority

• Rule of Law/power of the people

Through Locke's writings, we know that he believed

• that everyone must be a Christian

• that the Church had the power to preside over trials

• that the king was given divine power from God

• that all people have the right to life, liberty and happiness

Hobbes justified a strong monarchy and Locke defended the right to revolt against an unjust king.

• True

• False

The Magna Carta and the Model Parliament writings

• limited the power of the monarchy and set up a representative body to follow a "rule of Law"

• Gave more power to the monarchy

• supported absolutism and reinforced the idea of divine right

France had absolutism while England's power was balanced by the power of

• the Church

• the Colonies

• the Parliament