1. DO NOW
Name vocabulary words that are related to law or politics and define them.

2. Politics in europe
Ms. Baquedano

3. King HENRY
Legal reform was his priority -created juries for accusing people
-required court trials
Issues the constitution of Clarendon: document spelling out a king’s rights
Catholic Church hated this: document let courts try clergy, instead of a church court
Led to the killing on Thomas Becket at Canterbury church by king’s knights

4. King John Very unpopular king
Lost large amounts of land
Made heavy taxes
Ignored their rights
Taxed the church
A group of angry nobles forced him to sign the Magna Carta, limiting King’s power.

5. Magna Carta made king agree to uphold laws and rights of people
Needed to ask before taxing people and church
No one can be arrested before a trial by peers (habeas corpus)

6. King edward Created the model parliament
a group of representatives of people of all classes

7. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?? These changes made feudalism collapse
The Magna Carta gave people rights they never had, and weakened the king’s strength
Edward’s Model Parliament gave common people a voice, a say in government.
THESE WILL BE ON THE TEST