Constitutionalism Flashcards

1
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religious toleration

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Calvinism was the dominant religion

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2
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gentry

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wealthy landowners who dominated the House of Commons

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3
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House of Commons

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dominated by the gentry, merchants, and landowners

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4
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Anglican Church

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Stuarts, favored Episcopal form of church,

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5
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Puritans

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favored Presbyterian form of church

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6
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James I

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The True Law of Free Monarchies

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7
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Charles I

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divine right of kings, opposed Puritans,

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8
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The Long Parliament

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undo what they saw as royal tyranny

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9
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The Cavaliers

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aristocrats, nobles, church officials who remained loyal to the king

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The Roundheads

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puritans, townspeople, middle-class businessmen, favored Parliamentary monarchy

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11
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Oliver Cromwell

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Roundheads defeated the Cavaliers, executed Charles I, militaristic ruling style

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12
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Charles II

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restored to power,

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13
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James II

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inherited the throne, tried to return England to Catholicism

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14
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William and Mary

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overthrew James II for sake of Protestantism

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15
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The Bill of Rights 1689

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taxation required Parliaments consent, monarch could not be Roman Catholic,

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16
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Thomas Hobbes

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human beings naturally self centered, without government, life would be intolerable and civilization impossible

17
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John Locke

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natural rights, life, liberty, property,