Government 200 LU Ferdon Test 4 with 100% correct answers

Government 200 LU Ferdon Test 41. What is the general definition of English Common Law? How is English Common Law related to God's law and Biblical Christianity? In this regard, rehearse what is meant by 'Law of Nature.' - correct answer i. Law common to all. Traditional, unwritten, and not civil law of England. ii. Based on the laws of nature and nature's law. iii. General and Special Revelation. General revelation inherent within creation order. 2. Sir Edwin Coke represents one of the most authoritative British legal minds on the English Common Law. How did he define what is considered to be a very controversial phrase "Law of Nature"? - correct answer Law of nature is that which God at the time of creation of the nature of man infused into his heart for the preservation and direction, this is called the moral law. This is what God put in us when God created us. 3. Anglo/American Jurisprudence rests on what is referred to as the English "Charters of Liberty." Be able to identify these documents (names) along with their correct dates. - correct answer i. Magna Carta 1215 ii. Petition of Rights 1628 iii. English Bill of Rights 1689 4. What is the significance of each of these English "Charters of Liberty?" You will be asked to identify the key significant item associated with each of them. You will also see excerpts of these documents and asked to identify what right is being referenced. - correct answer i. Magna Carta: Protection against unlawful seizures, rights of due process, right to trial by jury. Amendment IV, V, and VI ii. Petition of Rights: ensured the rights of life and liberty (Habeas Corpus) right to property (against quartering of troops), due process, and right to property (no taxation w/o representation. Amendment 3, 5. iii. English Bill of Rights: Right of petition and right to bear arms (Amendment 1 & 2) Carried across the seas to America. Found in American charters. 5. What is the relationship between these "Charters of Liberty" and U.S. constitutional history? - correct answer These inspired both the colonial charters (proto constitutions) and the US constitution.