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| balance of power | the division of government powers in such a way that no one individual or group can dominate or control the exercise of power by others |
| burgess | formerly a member of the British House of Commons (typically a merchant or craftsman) who represented a city or town |
| English Bill of Rights | an act passed by Parliament in 1689 which limited the power of the monarch. This document established Parliament as the most powerful branch of English government |
| Glorious Revolution | 1688- Parliament successful, bloodless overthrow of James II, establishing Parliament's supremacy and independence from the monarchy |
| House of Lords | representatives of the interest of the feudal nobility and major churchmen |
| House of Commons | representatives of the people without nobility who still possessed wealth and stature in the kingdom |
| jurist | an expert in law or written law |
| Parliament | British legislature, which consists of 2 houses |
| Parliamentary supremacy | principle that the legislative body has ultimate sovereignty or control in a state |
| Petition of Right | 1628 - formal acknowlegement that limited the English monarch's power to tax the people without consent of Parliament, it also guaranteed English subjects certain fundamental rights |
| realm | kingdom |
| Revolution Settlement | William and Mary succeeded to the throne |
| writ of habeas corpus | Latin phrase meaning "to have the body", it orders the government ot deliver a person it has arrested to a court of law and explain whe s/he is being held |
