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After Charles I became king, tensions increased when he

American leaders sought to draft the Constitution as a new plan of government. Why had the previous plan failed?

Common law follows the past rulings of

When Louis XIV said, “I am the state,” he meant that he

How did French philosopher René Descartes contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

Which Enlightenment philosopher promoted the principles of separation of church and state along with freedom of the press?

Read the speech James I made to Parliament in 1609.The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth, for kings are not only God's lieutenants upon earth and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called gods. . . .[Y]ou do not meddle with the main points of government; that is my craft . . . to meddle with that were to lessen me.

What measure did Peter the Great take to westernize his court?

Montesquieu outlined a system of checks and balances that would prevent one branch of government from dominating the others. Which would be an example of checks and balances between branches?

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

Many Enlightenment ideas were incorporated into

The Magna Carta led to the creation of Parliament, England’s

What is the most likely reason why some members of Parliament opposed James I?

During the 1600s, England put more power in the hands of an elected parliament. What did France do?

During the English Civil War, supporters of the king were mostly

The American Revolution subsequently inspired nineteenth-century independence movements in which part of the world?

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?

Look at the diagram below.

Baron de Montesquieu was an Enlightenment philosopher from

Belief in the divine rights of kings means believing that kings are chosen by

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

The heliocentric theory states that the center of the universe is

William Blackstone was important because he

The Constitution was drafted in 1787, after the American Revolution ended. What document preceded the Constitution in outlining the powers of the US government?

The US Constitution was attractive to many because it outlines a representative democracy, which