Topic 10 Review

What does "Magna Carta" mean?

• Mega Law

• Great Charter

• Big Decree

• Great Document

Which of the following best matches the "Rule of Law"?

• No one is above the law

• Everyone has a right to a trial

• Personal property is protected

• Punishments should be fair

Who was the Magna Carta supposed to protect?

• The king

• Only the lords

• The church

• All English citizens

What was King John agreeing to when he signed the Magna Carta?

• The king is not above the law

• The king has to listen to the lords

• The church is in control of the government

• Feudalism is wrong

Why were bishops important in Medieval Europe?

• They had land and power

• They made government decisions

• They rebelled against the church

• They only supported the emperor

What compromise was reached at the Concordat of Worms?

• Bishops could only be appointed by the church, but emperors could grant them fiefs

• Bishops were eliminated to stop the fighting

• Nobody could appoint bishops or give them land

• Emperors could appoint bishops as long as the church approved

If someone is kicked out of the church community, they have been:

• Excommunicated

• Fired

• Persecuted

• Tolerated

Law developed from customs and judge's decisions, rather than from a lawmaking assembly, is known as:

• Common law

• Writ

• Natural Law

• Magna Carta

King Henry II was upset because Thomas Becket believed:

• The church should have power over the monarchy

• The monarchy should have power over the church

A Writ of Habeas Corpus ensures that a person gets:

• A trial by jury

• Cruel and unusual punishment

• Unfair arrest

• Extra taxes