MarkB Flashcards
what was the magna carta
the first document to restrict the english rulers’ powers
what is the parliament
formed under the magna carta, its purpose was to make laws and approve new taxes + control the monarch
What is a bill of rights
a document listing freedoms and protecting the gov’t
what is the English bill of rights
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it was a document limiting the power of the monarch, it was signed by King william and queen
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What wsa the john peter zenger trial?
this guy named john peter zenger wrote something bad about the gov’t and he was on trial for libel but his good lawyer somehow convinced the jury that the statements he wrote were true, and he saved peter zenger
what is libel
something you write that is false and ruins someones reputation
what is the glorious revolution
when king james was kicked off of the throne
what is the purpose of navigation acts
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