Bellwork 9/19 Check/complete your answers from Friday’s activity on William the Conqueror (should be glued to page 28 in your comp book) 3. Offering promises.. William assembled a fleet of 696 ships in Normandy. Harold assembled an army and fleet in England. 4. In September 1066.. the Norman fleet set sail & landed in England & then moved towards Hastings 5. The two armies met..outside Hastings in 1066. The battle lasted the entire day. William had a stronger army, more cavalry, and archers. 6. A final.. Norman cavalry attack decided the battle when Harold died. Changes made by William the Conqueror as King of England: #1 Introduced feudal system #2 Decreased the power of the English nobles by restricting them to one fiefdom (piece of land) a piece #3 Commissioned a census that was organized into the Doomsday book #4 Ordered many castles to be built in England to ensure that many rebellions by the English did not succeed. #5 (Overtime) French replaced English as the language of the ruling class for nearly 300 years

Today’s purpose 7.36 Conduct a short research project explaining the significance of developments in medieval English legal and constitutional practices and their importance in the rise of modern democratic thought and representative institutions including trial by jury, the common law, Magna Carta, parliament, habeas corpus, and an independent judiciary in England. I can define 6 terms associated with English Law I can explain the development & creation of Common Law, the Magna Carta, and Parliament in England. I can explain how these practices influenced the development of legal rights & equality, the U.S. Judicial Branch, the U.S. Constitution, and our representative government.

English Law SMORE Project We are teaming up with our media specialist to complete a SMORE project. You will chose from one of these three topics: Henry the II, Common Law, Royal Courts Magna Carta Parliament * 1st come first serve, message me on Jupiter tonight to choose your topic!!

The Rundown on U.S. Government The U.S. Constitution is the highest law in the United States. It contains the key ideas of America’s government. The United States has a representative government. This means that citizens vote for officials who serve the will of the people. The government must act in the people’s interests and protect their rights. The federal government is split into three equal parts, or branches. Each branch has its own specific powers, an idea called separation of powers. This concept was adopted so that no one branch could become too powerful. An overly powerful government could harm its citizens. Each branch limits the power of the other branches. The diagram shows this system of checks and balances. The judicial branch includes the U.S. Supreme Court and various lesser courts. The judges in the judicial branch use the Constitution to interpret laws. They can strike down laws that violate the Constitution. All Americans have the right to seek life, liberty, and happiness. They can petition the government to address their needs. People who are accused of a crime have the right to receive a fair trial by a jury of their peers. Citizens also have the right to vote for public officials and to serve in public office. The right to vote allows citizens to choose their leaders, while the right to serve lets them represent their fellow citizens in government.

Using Materials English Law Handout- Title pg 29 in your compbook. You can either glue this to page 29 in your compbook now or wait until you are finished with it. Pages 30-32 in your compbook- title these pages “English Law Handout Answers”. You will use pages 30-32 to answer the questions at the bottom of the handout. English Law Reading Packet- This is a class set. For homework tonight, you will need to go to my website to access the reading packet.

Directions Read over the English Law Reading As you are reading define the terms in your chart & answer questions 1-12 in your compbook (pages 30-33) * 3, 8,12 are challenge (bonus) questions for Non-Honors students. Skip about 4 lines. HONORS MUST ANSWER THESE! Page numbers next to each heading will tell you what pages in the packet you will find the information.