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The English Bill of Rights and Constitutional Monarchy
Analyze the 1689 English Bill of Rights and its establishment of parliamentary supremacy, free elections, and limits on monarchical power.
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Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the State System
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Compare diverse forms of early modern governance, including divine right absolutism in Europe and Asia, the rise of English constitutionalism, and enlightened despotism.
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WH.2.5Oklahoma Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeCompare the various forms of government established by: A. divine right rule, such as the Mandate of Heaven in China and absolutism in England and France B. Magna Carta in England, the English Civil War, and the Glorious Revolution C. enlightened monarchs such as Catherine the Great and Frederick the Great.
WH.3.1Oklahoma Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeAnalyze the causes and global impact of A. England’s Glorious Revolution B. the American Revolution C. the French Revolution including the Napoleonic Wars D. the Congress of Vienna.