Introduction to ENGLISH Constitutionalism ABSOLUT GOVERNMENT You are bottled up LIMITED GOVERNMENT A Constitution LIMITS GOVERNMENT Absolutism Constitutionalism Government Power Laws Taxation Representative ID: 762591
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Introduction to ENGLISH Constitutionalism
ABSOLUT GOVERNMENT You are bottled up.
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
A Constitution LIMITS GOVERNMENT
Absolutism Constitutionalism Government Power Laws Taxation Representative Bodies Sovereignty Absolute LIMITED
Common Law Judges decide by PRECEDENT Henry II
Absolutism Constitutionalism Government Power Laws Taxation Representative Bodies Sovereignty Absolute LIMITED Arbitrary Common
Magna Carta (1215) The Holy Grail of English Constitutionalism “Great Charter”
King John Signs the Magna Carta
Who is present? What is the general mood ?
A CONTRACT Photo by One lucky guy
Between the people and their ruler Photo by One lucky guy
Taxation by CONSENT
Can I tax you?
Can I tax you? NO!!! NO!!!
“More Charter” Photo by JTSiemer
Absolutism Constitutionalism Government Power Laws Taxation Representative Bodies Sovereignty Absolute LIMITED Arbitrary Common By Decree By Consent
Parliament Some rights reserved by UK Parliament
The Power of the Purse
The English “Constitution” Parliament (Bicameral) Lords Commons KING
Absolutism Constitutionalism Government Power Laws Taxation Representative Bodies Sovereignty Absolute LIMITED Arbitrary Common By Decree By Consent NO YES
Absolutism Constitutionalism Government Power Laws Taxation Representative Bodies Sovereignty Absolute LIMITED Arbitrary Common By Decree By Consent NO YES Monarch People