SS Vocab 7.6.5 English Law
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MrKoppes on May 2, 2009
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Mr. Koppes' US History, Mr. Koppes' Medieval and Early Modern History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Magna Carta | This document, signed by King John of Endland in 1215, is the cornerstone of English justice and law. It declared that the king and government were bound by the same laws as other citizens of England. It contained the antecedents of the ideas of due process and the right to a fair and speedy trial that are included in the protection offered by the U.S. Bill of Rights |
| democratic | representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large |
| Runnymede | a field near London, this was the sight of the signing of the Magna Carta |
| "Great Charter" | the Latin translation of the Magna Carta |
| Habeas Corpus | Latin phrase meaning "you have the body", this meant that no one could be kept in jail without a reason |
| Parliament | a council of nobles that are the lawmaking body that governs England even today |
| late 1600's | the king agreed to free the courts of his control |
| 1328 | the French king died with no sons, two men claimed his throne, one was French, the other was the king of England |
| Hundred Year's War | (1328-1453) a long conflict between England and France that started when the King of England invaded France |
| Joan of Arc | a French teenage peasant girl who rallied the French troops, even though British forces captured and killed Joan, she led the French to victory in 1453 |
| Wiliam the Conquerer | became the British king in 1066 |
| Independent judges | would hand down justice impartially |
| U.S Constitution | in it are some of the ideas from the Magna Carta |
| Judicial | relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge |
| King John | king of England he was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 |
| democracy | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
| 1230's | Parliament meets for the first time |
| House of Lords | the upper house of the British parliament |
| House of Commons | the lower house of the British parliament |
| 1453 | the French drive the English from their land |
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