Magna Carta

Following the Battle of Hastings, these two things happened:

• William the Conqueror becomes King

• Louis IV becomes King

• The Feudal System is Introduced

• A Constitutional Monarchy is Introduced

What are the classes of the Feudal System?

• Nobility

• Governors

• Royalty

• Common People

What important document was signed in 1215 by King John?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

What are the main ideas of the Magna Carta?

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Taxation

• Trial by Jury

True or False: All classes of people were a part of the Magna Carta agreement

• True

• False

What impact did the Magna Carta have on the English monarchy?

• It abolished the monarchy.

• It made the king subject to the law.

• It increased the power of the monarchy.

• It had no significant impact.

What was created in 1295, had two houses, and was a huge step towards representational democracy in England?

• Parliament

• King's Court

• Congress

• The Senate

What are the two houses in Parliament?

• House of Lords

• House of Peasants

• House of Barons

• House of Commons

This document was written in 1628 and was presented to the King by Parliament. It strengthened the idea that English subjects had fundamental rights no one could deny

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• The Petition of Rights

This Act means the government must deliver the person it has arrested to a court & explain why the arrest was made.

• Arrest Act

• Habeas Corpus Act

• Accuser Act

• Judiciary Act