Parliament Limits the English Monarchy

He became king of England upon Elizabeth I's death:

(a)  

The main cause of conflict with English monarchs in the late 1600s:

• habeas corpus

• constitutional monarchy

• prime minister

• Parliament

Monarch to have dissolved the Parliament several times

• James I of England and VI of Scotland

• King Charles II of England

• King Charles I of England

• King William of Orange

Monarch to have dissolved the Parliament several times

• James I of England and VI of Scotland

• King Charles II of England

• King Charles I of England

• King William of Orange

General who led the Puritan attack on Charles I:

(a)  

Name for the period of Charles II's reign after Cromwell died:

• English Civil War

• Restoration

• Glorious Revolution

A law passed by Parliament that gave a prisoner the right to have a judge specify the charges against him or her:

(a)  

Under William and Mary, England became this kind of government:

• constitutional monarchy

• absolute monarchy

• parliamentary monarchy

The leader of the majority party in Parliament who heads the cabinet:

• king

• prime minister

• regent

• president

How does a constitutional monarchy differ from an absolute monarchy?

• In a constitutional monarchy laws are written by a legislative body to limit the ruler's power.

• In a constitutional monarchy, laws are written by the king's counsellors to facilitate governance.

• In a constitutional monarchy, everybody in the society has a voice.

• In a constitutional monarchy, only the king can make the laws.