1. Parliament Limits English Monarchy
Chapter 5.5

2. WHAT IS PARLIAMENT
Parliament is a group of elected members who meet together to discuss political issues. (They keep the power of the King in Check)
Parliament alone has supreme law making power. Therefore it has power over all political bodies.
House of Lords & House of Commons

3. Wesminster Palace

4. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
James 1 ( )
Argued with Parliament over money
Would not change the Church of England to Puritan worship
Authorized a new Bible version (known today at the “KJV” or “King James Version”

5. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
Charles I ( )
Dissolved Parliament when they would not give him money
Forced to sign the Petition of Right when he called Parliament back in need of money.
Ignored the Petition of Right when he wanted
Sparked the English Civil War with Parliament
Tried for treason against Parliament and executed

6. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
Oliver Cromwell ( )
Cromwell abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords
later he sent the remaining members of Parliament home and ruled as a dictator.

7. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
Charles II ( )
Parliament invited Charles II to rule
passed habeas corpus, which limited king’s power to jail opponents.

8. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
James II ( )
fought over appointment of Catholics to high office in violation of English law

9. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
William and Mary ( )
governed as partners, with power of monarchy limited by Bill of Rights
Began the tradition of a Constitutional Monarchy in England

10. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
James 1 ( )

11. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
Charles I ( )

12. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
Oliver Cromwell ( )

13. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
Charles II ( )

14. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
James II ( )

15. Rulers’ Relations With Parliament
William and Mary ( )