1. Age of Absolutism

2. A system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right. The right to rule passes from one generation of the ruling family to the next
What is a monarchy?

3. What is a constitutional monarchy?
system of government in which the powers of the monarch are limited by the constitution, either written or unwritten
What is a constitutional monarchy?

4. 1688 C.E. after the Glorious Revolution in England
When is the first constitutional monarchy established?

5. King James II
Who is the leader of England at the time of the Glorious Revolution?

6. to set clear limits on royal power
What is the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

7. establishing its power over the monarch
What was the purpose of the series of laws passed by the Parliament in the aftermath of the events, which became known as the Glorious Revolution?

8. In 1689 Parliament voted to offer the throne to William and Mary
How did William and Mary access the throne?

9. James fled the country
What did James do when William and his army sailed from Holland and invaded England?

10. the belief in the "Divine Rights of Kings"
What doctrine did the English Bill of Rights end?

11. Why can we say that James II did not learn from his father’s mistakes?
he attempted to dominate the Parliament and revive the Theory of Divine Rights of Kings
Why can we say that James II did not learn from his father’s mistakes?

12. What did the English Bill of Rights represent?
an agreement between Parliament and the new King and Queen about how the country should be run
What did the English Bill of Rights represent?

13. the right to bear arms for purposes of defense
What rights did Protestants have with the English Bill of Rights?

14. Act of Parliament granting freedom of worship to Nonconformists
What is theToleration Act of 1689?

15. dissenting Protestants such as Baptists and Congregationalists
Who are Nonconformists?

16. it was not violent- bloodless revolution- and it was not the middle class and lower class who were demanding rights, but nobles and wealthy members of Parliament
Why was the Glorious Revolution was different than both the American Revolution and the French Revolution?

17. What is the principle of individual rights?
the rights and liberties that can be claimed by individuals by virtue of being human; also called natural rights or human rights
What is the principle of individual rights?

18. Parliament invited William of Orange, the husband of James's protestant daughter Mary, to England
What did Parliament do after the birth of James's son to head off the possibility of a dynasty of Roman Catholic Monarchs?

19. he had no idea how much his subjects valued their Protestantism and their parliamentary rights
Why was King James' religion a problem for members of Parliament and the people of England?

20. A roman Catholic who ruled with little respect for Parliament
What was King James II's religion and attitude towards parliament?

21. Why did Parliament make William and Mary sign the Bill of Rights?
Parliament was able to gain enormous power and William and Mary were able to become King and Queen
Why did Parliament make William and Mary sign the Bill of Rights?

22. the possibility of a dynasty of Roman Catholic Monarch
What "potential" problems did England suddenly face when James fathered a son in 1688?

23. More facts about the Glorious Revolutions and Bill of Rights
According to the English Bill of Rights, the King cannot make and suspend laws without the consent of Parliament

24. More facts about the Glorious Revolutions and Bill of Rights
According to the English Bill of Rights, the King cannot raise money without the consent of the Parliament

25. More facts about the Glorious Revolutions and Bill of Rights
According to the English Bill of Rights, the King cannot raise a standing army in time of peace without the consent of Parliament

26. More facts about the Glorious Revolutions and Bill of Rights
According to the English Bill of Rights, the King cannot prosecute people for petitioning him

27. More facts about the Glorious Revolutions and Bill of Rights
According to the English Bill of Rights, the King cannot make and suspend laws without the consent of Parliament

28. More facts about the Glorious Revolutions and Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights guaranteed trial by jury

29. More facts about the Glorious Revolutions and Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights outlawed cruel and unusual punishment

30. The Toleration Act of 1689
because of the Toleration Act of 1689 few English citizens were persecuted for religion ever again

31. The Toleration Act of 1689
+The Toleration Act of 1689 did not apply to Catholics and Unitarians, it maintained the social and political restrictions for dissenters