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Review Questions. Learning Targets. I CAN : Describe the ways that monarchs take power Explain the concept of divine right Cite examples of absolute monarchs Describe constitutional monarchies Identify ways in which monarchs have power limited in a constitutional monarchy
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Learning Targets • I CAN: • Describe the ways that monarchs take power • Explain the concept of divine right • Cite examples of absolute monarchs • Describe constitutional monarchies • Identify ways in which monarchs have power limited in a constitutional monarchy • Justify the need for constitutional monarchies over absolute monarchies • Evaluate reasons that monarchs have been overthrown
Describe the ways that monarchs take power • Divine Right • Family members (preferably oldest son) take power after the death of a monarch
Identify ways in which monarchs have power limited in a constitutional monarchy • Bill of Rights (England) P. 183 • No stopping of Parliament’s laws • No taxing without Parliament’s approval • No interfering with freedom of speech in Parliament • No penalty for a citizen who requests change
Evaluate reasons that monarchs have been overthrown • Civil War • King Charles I (England) • Religion • King James II (England)
Learning Targets • Define absolute and constitutional monarchies • Compare and contrast absolute and constitutional monarchies • Evaluate the role of the monarch in both forms of government • Identify abuses of power
Identify the ways that monarchs abuse their power • Spending the country’s money on expensive luxuries • Louis XIV • Dissolving Parliament when they disagree • James II
