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SS Vocab Quiz #3
Term | Definition |
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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) |