Development of Democracy in England Quiz

What was the Magna Carta?

• The formal summary of the rights and liberties of the people.
• The laws that reflected the customs and principles established over time.
• The document signed by King John, guaranteeing certain English rights to the barons.
• The assertion that the power of kings came from God.

Which of the following was a major change that resulted from the Magna Carta?

• granting the right to vote to all men over the age of 18
• requiring the king to get approval before establishing taxes
• dividing power between executive and legislative branches of government
• allowing people to choose and practice their own religions

England’s legal system built on precedents that are determined by the decisions of royal justices, became known as_________

• common law
• jury system
• parliament
• habeas corpus

Starting as early as the Medieval time period, who decided cases in an English court?

• Juries
• The King
• Judges
• A priest

Which of the following terms means that a prisoner must know why he or she is being imprisoned?

• Common Law
• Habeas Corpus
• Civil Law
• Divine Right

Over time England developed a legislature (law making branch of government) called ____________.

• habeas corpus
• the Senate
• the Jury System
• Parliament

Early monarchs in England claimed that their authority to rule was given to them by God and that any opposition to them was a sin. This idea is called

• Divine Comedy
• Rule of Law
• Right to Rule
• Divine Right

The Petition of Right demanded an end to which of the following?

• an end to taxing without consent
• an end to imprisoning citizens illegally
• an end to housing troops in citizens' homes
• and end to all of these and more

This king was overthrown, then put on trial as a "tyrant, murderer, and public enemy", then executed.

• John I
• James I
• Charles I
• Charles II

What form of government did England establish during the Glorious Revolution when William and Mary agreed to limit their authority?

• constitutional monarchy
• direct democracy
• absolute monarchy
• anarchy