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1
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What were the 3 functions of Parliament

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  1. Law-Making
  2. Granting of Taxation
  3. Advice
2
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How many Acts (laws) were passed by Elizabeths parliament

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438

3
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What were the most important acts passed by Parliament regarding

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Religious and social policy.

e.g. Poor relief in the 1590s

4
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How many Parliaments were hosted for revenue

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11 of 13

5
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What continued from Henry VIII

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The crowns ordinary finances were paid for by extraordinary revenue - parliament was used to support ordinary spending

6
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What remained unreformed

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The taxation systems, this caused extraordinary revenue to fall

7
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What was the traditional role of MPs but what was Elizabeth’s view

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The traditional role of MPs was to advise the Monarch, however Elizabeth was often uninterested in this advice

8
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What did Elizabeth rarely show towards Parliament

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Harshness in her methods of controlling Parliament

9
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Evidence for Parliament being less important than under Henry VIII

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  1. Met far less often (only 13 times compared to 28)
  2. MPs mainly concerned with leaving Parliament once it had been called
  3. Attendance at Parliament was low
10
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How did Elizabeth intervene regarding the passing of bills

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Elizabeth prevented bills coming into effect many times - over 60 times across the reign. This expresses the Royal Prerogative

11
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Reasons for Parliaments importance

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  1. Used for important legislative measures
  2. Used 11 times to raise revenue - important in raising funds for domestic and foreign policy
  3. Directly linked with the peerage system - 62 borough seats were given, effective means of peerage as parliament met few times yet still gave a reward socially
  4. Encourage support from the nobility
  5. Required the Privy Council to control it - idea of it needing this control
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Reasons for Parliament not being important

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  1. Mainly focused with passing legislation regarding revenue
  2. Was a secondary feature in government
  3. Called much less times than Henry VIII
13
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Reasons for Parliament being called

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1559 - For her settlement, pushed through by Protestant Councillors

1571, 1584 - Control of Catholics and Anti-Catholic laws

1563, 1566, 1589, 1593, 1598, 1601 - Money

1572, 1587, 1585, 1589 - Foreign and Domestic affairs

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