A | B |
jury trial | 12 people decide whose guilty |
Magna Carta | guaranteed basic English rights (1215) |
common law | rights based on tradition and court decisions |
consent of the governed | idea that people give gov't its power |
Parliament | legislature in England |
King | executive in England |
Prime Minister | head of Parliament |
laws (rights) that apply to everyone | common law |
Had Charles I executed | Oliver Cromwell |
Replaced James II in Glorious Rev. | William and Mary |
Restored to power after Cromwell | Charles II |
Lost his head after losing Eng. Civil War | Charles I |