Test 7.1 Political Development in England

Who made legal reform a central concern of his reign in England during the 12th and 13th centuries?

• King Edward I

• King John

• King Henry II

• Thomas Becket

What document did King Henry II issue in 1164, leading to a conflict with the Catholic Church?

• Constitutions of Clarendon

• Model Parliament

• Magna Carta

• Habeas Corpus

Who became king of England in 1199 and made powerful enemies by losing most of the lands the English had controlled in France?

• Thomas Becket

• King Edward I

• King John

• King Henry II

Where did the meeting take place in which King John was forced to put his seal on Magna Carta?

• Tower of London

• Runnymede

• Canterbury Cathedral

• Westminster Abbey

What did Magna Carta affirm about the monarch's rule?

• Monarchs should rule with the advice of the nobles only

• Monarchs should rule with absolute power

• Monarchs should rule with the advice of the governed

• Monarchs should rule without consulting anyone

Who called together a governing body called the Model Parliament in 1295?

• King Henry II

• King John

• King Edward I

• Thomas Becket

What did Henry II's legal reforms strengthen in England?

• The power of royal courts

• Role of the nobles

• Role of the monarch

• Role of the Church

What did Edward I's Model Parliament include, in addition to high-level Church officials and nobles?

• Commoners and lower-ranking clergy

• Foreign diplomats

• Military commanders

• Merchants and traders

What did Magna Carta establish the idea of, that even a monarch cannot violate?

• Absolute power

• Rights and liberties

• Feudal privileges

• Divine right of kings

What did King John agree to observe in Magna Carta?

• Common law and the traditional rights of the nobles and the Church

• Absolute power of the monarch

• Rights of the foreign nobles

• Rights of the common people