Describe the Chart of the Feudal System
Read p. 156 Describe common law;
1.Explain the content and importance of the Magna Carta. What is the content and importance of Chapter 39? How did it change the concept of a ‘free man’?
“In 1215, King John….
2. Describe the concept of Parliament? What was the Great Council? Who was a member and how did it create a ‘representative’ body? What were its powers? How did the Magna Carta change the concept of government?
HW: Is the Magna Carta the most important document in the history of English and American government? Why or why not? Is it more important than the Declaration of Independence? The Constitution? Why or why not? What important concepts did it create?
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