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SS Vocab Quiz #3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monarchy | government led by kings and queens |
| Absolutionism | the name given to rulers of a monarchy |
| Divine Right | the idea that rulers receive their power directly from God |
| Absolute Monarchy | a monarchy with unlimited power |
| Limited Government | a system in which power is restricted from the people |
| Magna Carta | established the idea of limited government |
| Parliament | formed a stepping stone in self government |
| Puritans | people who wanted to purify the Protestant Church of England |
| Petition Of Rights | it banned the king from passing taxes without the consent of Parliament, quartering troops into private homes and imprisoning a person without charges |
| Commonwealth | state ruled elected representatives |
| Martial Law | rule by the military |
| Restoration | return of the monarchy |
| Glorious Revelution | a bloodless invasion |
| English Bill Of Rights | limits the monarchy and states right of Parliament and the people |
| Constitutional Monarchy | monarchy ruled by an elected assembly |
| Unlimited Government | monarchies have absolute power and control over evrything |
| Estates-General | French assembly |
| Edict of Nantes | protected the rights of French Protestants |
| Czar | the Russian word for Caesar (Julius Caesar) |