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1
The leader of the majority party is known as the....
Senate Majority Leader
Head Honcho
Prime Minister
Whip
2
They wore simple, practical clothes into battle, with metal helmets and breastplates
Cavaliers
Roundheads
3
What set off the English Civil War?
The Irish Revolt
Parliament disbanding
Scotland declaring independence
Charles arresting Parliament members
4
The period of time when parliament chose William and Mary to rule was called the
Glorious Revolution
Restoration
English Civil War
Great Compromise
5
The majority of Parliament that was anti-catholic Anglicans called themselves ____.
Lutheran
Puritans
Freeman
Huegenots
6
A government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch's powers is called
an absolute monarchy
a limited monarchy
an oligarchy
a dictatorship
7
They supported the rights of Parliament to limit the power of the King
Roundheads
Cavaliers
8
They wore expensive clothing into battle -feathers in their hats, silk coats, and frilly shirts
Roundheads
Cavaliers
9
They were known to shave all the hair off their heads
Cavaliers
Roundheads
10
What document/book did James I take part in writing?
The Magna Carta
The Bible
The Petition of Right
The Quaran
11
They were well-trained and highly religious
Roundheads
Cavaliers
12
Divine Right states that monarchs have the right to rule by
the people
God
history
the constitution
13
Parliament wanted Charles I to sign the
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Petition of Right
Constitution
14
Oliver Cromwell ruled the Commonwealth as the
El Presidente
Lord Protector
Prime Minister
King Supreme
15
Much of their army was made up of the aristocracy and the gentry
Roundheads
Cavaliers
16
These dissenters sought to "purify" the English church of Catholic practices
Huegenots
Presbyterians
Calvinists
Puritans
17
The document that established parliament over monarchy and restated basic legal rights was...
the Bill of Rights
the Petition of Rights
the Magna Carta
the Constitution
18
Which king was known as the "Merry Monarch"?
Charles I
Charles II
James II
James I
19
They had fun and sometimes had parties the day before a battle
Cavaliers
Roundheads
20
A government in which the ruling power belongs to a few people is a(n)....
democracy
republic
oligarchy
absolute monarchy
21
When Charles I was executed, his wife and son fled to France
True
False
22
James I came to the throne after
Bloody Mary
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
23
The Petition of Right called for
Right to not be thrown in jail without cause
Can't be forced to have troops in your house
All of the above
No martial law during peace time
24
What is NOT part of the English Bill of Rights but is part of ours?
Monarchs can't interfere in elections
No cruel and unusual punishment
Rulers are subject to Parliament's laws
Freedom of Speech
25
After Charles I ran into problems with parliament over taxation, he
introduced government cutbacks
was forced to give in to Parliament's demands
showed no care and partied in the streets
attempted to rule without Parliament
26
Charles I felt he could rule on his own, without parliament's help, because he believed in the
Divine Right of Kings
Act of Succession
Republic
Magna Carta
27
A government whose power is defined and limited by law is called a....
dictatorship
constitutional government
democracy
republic
28
Which king was tried for treason and executed by parliament?
Charles II
Charles I
Henry VIII
James I
29
In order to become king, William of Orange had to
agree to the Petition of Rights
rule in partnership with James II
sign the Bill of Rights
sign the Magna Carta
30
They supported the King and believed he had been chosen by God
Cavaliers
Roundheads
31
When Charles II came to the throne, it was known as the
Glorious Revolution
Glorious Ascention
Dancing Decade
Restoration
32
Who was the leader of the Roundheads?
Oliver Cromwell
Charles I
John Calvin
Elizabeth I
33
What did the Whigs want?
A stronger Parliament
James on the throne
A Catholic king
to party all the time
34
James I was the first king from the house of
Stuart
Hanover
Tudor
Windsor
35
The supporters of parliament during the Civil War were the
Roundheads
Cavaliers
36
From 1649 to 1658, England was ruled by
Oliver Cromwell
James I
William and Mary
Charles II
37
A community created for the "common good" is called a
Colony
Commonwealth
Nation State
Commonality
38
What government body was split into the House of Commons and the House of Lords?
Supreme Court
Congress
Vatican
Parliament
39
What two parties were formed during this time?
Federalists & Royalists
Tories & the Whigs
Democrats & Republicans
Libertarians and the Green party
40
Some were Catholics, but many were Protestants that worshipped in a Catholic style
Roundheads
Cavaliers
41
The monarch's advisory council made up of majority leaders is called the....
Senate
House
Privy Council
Cabinet
42
Charles I escaped from prison in 1647 and started a second civil war
True
False
43
Cavaliers were also known as....
Roundheads
Puritans
The Model Army
Royalists
44
True or False? Charles I was captured by Parliament, but later escaped.
True
False
45
When Parliament met on and off for 20 years, they were called the __________.
Old Parliament
Interim Parliament
Short Parliament
Long Parliament
46
They had long, flowing hair and often had wispy mustaches and beards
Cavaliers
Roundheads
47
Charles I surrendered to the Irish and then they sold him to Parliament for 400,000 pounds
True
False
48
The first battle of the English Civil War happened in
1689
1628
1642
1492
49
The Scottish Rebellion occurred because
James tried to rule as an absolute monarch
they were poor and hungry
They wanted someone else on the throne of England
Charles tried to force them to adopt the Book of Prayer
50
Oliver Cromwell led their Model Army
Cavaliers
Roundheads
51
James I's mother was
Bloody Mary
Elizabeth I
Lady Jane Grey
Mary Queen of Scots
52
The word "REPUBLIC" refers to a
government with no monarch
constitutional monarchy
democracy
dictatorship
53
Their soldiers came from the "middling sort", such as farmers, shopkeepers, and merchants
Cavaliers
Roundheads
54
James I was the first monarch to be beheaded by his own people
True
False
55
Many of the items found in the Petition of Right were originally in the Magna Carta
True
False
56
A political institution that came about after the English Civil War was
All of the above
The office of Prime Minister
The establishment of the Cabinet
The party system
