1.3 English Influences on Government

Question 1

William Blackstone was important because he

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created a record of common law.

Question 2

An important effect of the Magna Carta on English government was that it

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gave more power to the people and protected their rights.

Question 3

Read this passage from the English Petition of Right.[N]o man [should] be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of Parliament.What is the key idea in this passage?

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There should be no taxation without representation.

Question 4

The divine right of kings is best described as a belief that

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a king's authority to rule comes from God.

Question 5

The Magna Carta established the rights of

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citizens.

Question 6

The English Bill of Rights declared that each member of Parliament had the right to

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speak freely.

Question 7

According to the English Bill of Rights, who makes laws regarding taxation?

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Parliament

Question 8

Read the quote from England’s Magna Carta.No freeman is to be taken or imprisoned or disseised of his free tenement or of his liberties or free customs. . . . To no-one will we sell or deny of delay right or justice.

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due process.

Question 9

Which rights were granted to many citizens in the English Bill of Rights? Select three optons.

Question 10

The Glorious Revolution of 1688 demonstrated that Parliament had

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power over the English monarchy.

1.3 English Influences on Government Answers

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