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World History & You
Ch. 15 The growth of Democracy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Democracy Mean? | It means rule by the people. People vote for their leaders. People want laws to be fair to everyone. |
| What was the world's first democracy? | It was Athens. |
| Who helped William the Conqueror make laws? | William asked a group of nobles and church leaders to help him. |
| What is the Magna Carta? | It is a paper that sid the king must obey the laws. It said a king could not make laws by himself. |
| How did the Magna Carta change England? | A accused person could not be sent to prison without a trial by jury. The King could not make tax laws by himself. |
| What is a trial? | A meeting that decided if you broke a law. |
| What is a jury? | A group of people that listen to the story. |
| What was Parliament? | A group of people that helped make laws created from the Magna Carta. |
| What did the King have to do if he needed more tax money? | The king would have to ask members of Parliament and they would decide whether the people would pay more taxes. The king had to obey the laws of Parliament. |
| What were the 2 parts of Parliament? | The house of Lords and The House of Commons. |
| Who was in the House of Lords? | It was made up of the nobles. |
| Who made up the House of Commons? | It was made up of the middle class. |
| What did that Bill of Rights do? | It gave Parliament power to make laws, Freedom of Speech, people the right to vote. |
| What did John Locke do? | Helped spread the idea of democracy. |
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