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1
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Who is head of the political nation?

A

Monarch.

2
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When did James I reign?

A

1603-25.

3
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When did Charles I reign?

A

1625-49.

4
Q

What 4 sectors did the monarch have power over because of his prerogative?

A

1) Foreign Diplomacy - Head of State.
2) War - commander in chief of military.
3) Legislation - can call or dissolve parliament.
4) Religion - Supreme Governor of CofE.

5
Q

What were the 2 main things stopping the monarch from being absolutist?

A

1) Finances.

2) PN needed to control population - JP’s, tax collectors etc.

6
Q

How were parliamentary subsidies raised?

A

Taxing PN (Parliament elected by PN so worked in their best interest).

7
Q

What were the 4 main sources of crown income?

A

1) Renting out crown lands.
2) Customs duties.
3) Feudal dues - controlled estates of heirs.
4) Parliamentary subsidies.

8
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What were some of the main groups in the Political Nation?

A
  • Aristocrats.
  • Lesser gentry (land owners).
  • Pseudo-gentry (non-landowners).
9
Q

What were the minimum requirements for being in the Political Nation?

A

40 shillings annual income - same as requirements to vote.

10
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What was the Great Chain of Being?

A

The idea that everyone’s place in society in set by God. Maintained order because lower classes didn’t want to cause unrest of God’s set plan for them, despite food/land shortages they faced whilst the rich got richer.

11
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What is mean’t by the Political Nation being called ‘paternalist’?

A

They were supposed to look after the people at the bottom of society (although they really didn’t).