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Flashcards by Jess Molyneux, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jess Molyneux
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Divine Right of Kings | Idea that monarch was chosen by God Ruler accountable only to God (not people) |
| Absolutism | Idea that King has power over laws, is above the law, and is answerable to no one |
| Royal Prerogative | Idea that King can do and control certain things on only his own authority |
| Royal Proclamation | Way for King to pass laws without Parliament (NOT statute law) |
| Aspects of the Royal Prerogative (8) | Powers of patronage Foreign policy Command army Call or dissolve Parliament Veto laws Pardon criminals Control customs taxes and Crown rent Head of Church |
| Powers of patronage (4) | Appoint judges Appoint (Arch)bishops Appoint ministers of state Appoint peers |
| Limits on King's power relative to Parliament | Needed Parliament for - taxes - statute law |
| Term for this kind of monarchy | Personal monarchy |
| James I's books (plus date) and beliefs on monarchy | The True Law of Free Monarchies (1598) -> Divine Right of Kings Basilikon Doron -> King's duty to govern with justice and equality, participate actively in Council |
| Potential limits to monarch's power (5) | - No standing army or police force - Few civil servants and no bureaucracy - Religious conflict (see Legacy of the English Reformation) - Parliament - The Ancient Constitution, tradition |
| Link between growth of economy and Parliament's power (4 points) | Gentry becoming wealthier Political power to protect economic power Elected into Commons -> demanded a say AND better educated |
| Example of active limiting of King's power | 1610 Case of Proclamations Defined limitations to Royal Prerogative King could only pass laws through Parliament -> undermines Divine Right of Kings |
| Ancient Constitution | Idea that common law established over centuries can't be denied or changed by one man |
| Beginning of the Ancient Constitution (date, 3 details and key result) | 1215: Magna Carter Established rights of Barons Limited powers of King King John (tyrannical) forced to sign Result: Rule or law -> right to fair trial |
| Furtherance of the Ancient Constitution ('title', 3 details and key result) | Development of the Commons Tudor kings required money for wars More than Barons could provide Gentry had money through farming etc. Result: Taxation with consent |
| Strongest method for passing a law | King in Parliament |
| Parliamentary Privileges | Freedom of speech -> honest advice Freedom from arrest |
| Roles of Parliament (3) | Grant subsidies and extraordinary revenue Pass statute laws Brought grievances to King and gave advice |
| House of Commons | Gentry Few elections contested |
| House of Lords | Peers Bishops |
| Ordinary revenue | King's normal income from: - Crown lands - Customs taxes - Feudal dues - Profits of justice |
| Extraordinary revenue | Money granted by Parliament from subsidies in times of special need for the King (e.g. to finance wars) |
| Reason for increasing power of Parliament at this time | Inflation reduced value of Crown's income -> monarch more dependent on Parliament |
| Local government (3 details/aspects) | Justices of the Peace (local law and order) Common law courts Gentry and nobility ran local Governments |
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