English Influences on Government

Question 1

Common law refers to laws determined through

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precedent.

Question 2

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

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Parliament

Question 3

English Bill of RightsCommentaries on the Laws of EnglandPetition of RightMagna Carta

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Commentaries on the Laws of England

Question 4

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 5

When the police arrest someone today, they must follow certain agreed-upon procedures. They are said to be following

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due process.

Question 6

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 7

Look at the diagram below.

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Common Law

Question 8

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 9

The divine right of kings ended in England during the

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transition of the Glorious Revolution.

Question 10

The Magna Carta placed clear limits on the power of the

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king.

English Influences on Government Answers

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