Growing Democracy in England

Question 1

Why was James II’s support of Catholicism and Catholic leaders an issue?

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Most parliamentarians were Protestant in faith.

Question 2

Parliament created the Petition of Right over concerns about the monarch’s

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absolutism.

Question 3

The Magna Carta placed limits on the government and indicated that the monarch

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must obey the law.

Question 4

Which describes the Petition of Right relative to the Magna Carta?

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The Petition of Right reinforces the Magna Carta.

Question 5

Which best describes the type of government England had in the period before Restoration?

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military dictatorship

Question 6

Which best describes the aim of the Petition of Right?

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protecting citizens

Question 7

The Magna Carta was created during the reign of

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John.

Question 8

How did the Magna Carta change the relationship between the monarch and the people?

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It placed limits on the monarch’s power.

Question 9

Why did James I resist Parliament’s growing power?

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He believed he was God’s representative and should not be challenged.

Question 10

Which monarch was forced to sign the Petition of Right?

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Charles I

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