Standard 7.2The student will demonstrate an understanding of the concept of absolute monarchies and constitutional government in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Copy

this on

an

index

card!

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What was the legacy of the Magna Carta?

England's future sovereigns and

magistrates would be within the rule

of law.

King John put his seal to what famous

document?

The Magna Carta

What does SEPARATION of CHURCH & STATE mean!

Our government does not have the power to tell us what

church to go to.

what it is

lineage

what it’s not

So what? context

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To what document did our founding fathers

go when it was time to write our constitution?

The Magna Carta

What U.S. document is the “supreme law of

the land”?

The U.S. constitution!

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Define secede.

Come after - replace!

Explain the concept of divine right to rule.

Right to rule given by God

Name 2 English monarchs.

Elizabeth I and James I

Why were monarchs considered to be

ABSOLUTE rulers?

They believed kings & queens were given divine right to rule

from God

English parliament is kind of like our what?

U.S. Congress

How many senators does each state in the

U.S. have?

what it is

parliament

what it’s not

So what? context

The English Civil War1642 – 1649

Royalists / Cavaliers = loyal to King CharlesRoundheads = Puritan supporters of Parliament

Stalemate until Puritans discovered Oliver Cromwell!

Tried King Charles for treason & publicly executed him!

REVOLUTIONARY!

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Why did James I and parliament fight?

Parliament was used to having big say in government – James I

wanted absolute power

What did parliament insist on before they passed any more tax

laws for James I?

Parliament wanted James I to check with them first before

making any more laws.

Who seceded James I?

King Charles I

Analyze this

caricature of King

Charles!

BONUS!

What was the Petition of Right?

Increased basic rights of citizens AND gave parliament

sole power to tax people

Why did the Puritans dislike the Church of

England?

Puritans thought the Church of England was too much like

Catholics.

How did King Charles meet his demise?

Convicted of treason and beheaded!

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Stick figures – absolutism in France

The RULE of OLIVER

CROMWELL

Cromwell & the Puritans• Sought to reform

society• Made laws to abolish

sinful activities

What activities

do you think

were

sinful?

• 1649 – abolished monarchy & established COMMONWEALTH = republican form of gov’t

• Wrote 1st modern English constitution BUT then destroyed it & became military dictator

• POWER HUNGRY!

This is Oliver

Cromwell!

Restoration & Revolution!!

• New Parliament• Charles II

reigns• Celebration!• Monarchy

restored!

Reign of Charles II

• Period of his rule = RESTORATION• Habeas corpus• Parliamentary debate over Charles II’s

successor (no sons – brother, James, was Catholic!)

• Beginning of political parties (WHIGS = opposed James / TORIES = supported James)

• Charles died – James did indeed become king in 1685

Are you paying

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what it is

Habeas Corpus

what it’s not

So what? context

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What is habeas corpus?

Gov’t cannot hold you for a crime without

officially charging you & bringing you before

a judge

Ohhh James – What were you thinking????

• Offended subjects by displaying Catholicism

• Appointed Catholics to high office which broke the law

• Dissolved Parliament when it disagreed with him

• Had son & England feared a succession of Catholic kings! EEE – gads!

• Sooooo . . .

Parliament asked James II’s daughter, Mary (a

Protestant), & her hubby, William (a Netherland prince), to overthrow James for the

sake of Protestantism

William led army to London in 1688 – woosy James fled to France!

GLORIOUS REVOLUTION!

(bloodless overthrow of King James II)

Glorious Revolution !

Why was the GLORIOUS

REVOLUTION so glorious?

Glorious Revolution

Start here!

After the Glorious Revolution . . . • Several measures were

taken in England that would be classified as actions promoting a limited government.

• These measures included a continuing move toward Parliamentary supremacy and the protection of individual rights with the establishment of the English Bill of Rights.

After the Glorious Revolution . . . • France and Russia are two

nations that continued to operate under and develop an unlimited government during this time.

• Both created an absolutist system that concentrated power in the hands of the monarch.

• Rights and freedoms were severely limited and the few which did exist could be cast aside through the actions of the monarch.

After the Glorious Revolution . . . Three common ways that France and Russia displayed unlimited authority were in raising taxes, in dissolving the legislative body, and in using the military to enforce its policies.

• In a limited government there are restraints placed upon the power and authority of government

• In an unlimited government, individual rights and freedoms are curbed and citizens are expected to display total obedience to the government.

Absolutism – UNLIMITED GOV’T

•Totalitarianism•Dictatorship•Authoritarianism•Autocracy•Despotism

Authoritarian and totalitarian systems would be classified as unlimited governments since both have no real restrictions to control their actions against citizens and citizens have no recourse against the government.

There are many ways to restrain the power of government and create a structure that is limited in nature.

• constitutionalism (incorporating the principle of rule of law)

• democracy (granting people authority in the functioning of government)

• separation of powers (distributing the legislative, executive judicial powers to several government bodies rather than allowing the concentration of these powers into one body or person).

Write a response that argues your opinion of this quote!

Do you agree or disagree?

Write the quote on the top of your paper!

Jot down everything you think of when you read the quote!

Take a stance! Decide whether you are for or against the quote. This will be your lead statement.

Write down 3 reasons you have that opinion. Be specific!

(This is your thesis statement)

Now you’re reading to organize your response!

Complete the essay outline!

MEANWHILE . . .

Pass the

Folder

Louis XIV

Louis XIV – stick figure story!