Politics

• What were William and Mary presented with in January 1689?

  The Declaration of Rights
• What are examples of policies within the Declaration of Rights?

  -Laws could not be suspended without Parliament's consent

  -Prohibited unparliamentary taxation

  -Affirmed a need for regular parliament
• Why would William and Mary both ruling please Parliament?

  Whigs- Wanted William to rule as he had caused James to flee

  Tories- Wanted Mary to rule as she was next in hereditary succession
• When was Mary and William's coronation?

  11 April 1689
• Why was the Declaration of Rights significant?

  It removed any possibility of 'Divine Right of Kings' as they were put on the throne by Parliament
• What was passed in 1694?

  The Triennial Act
• What did the 1694 Triennial Act state?

  Parliament must be called every 3 years and could only last for 3 years
• When was the Civil List created?

  1698
• How much money was William granted under the civil list?

  £700,000 annually which had to be renewed through Parliament
• How could William gain any surplus from the Civil List?

  Through parliament granting it
• When was the Act of Settlement published?

  1701
• What did the Act of Settlement require?

  All future monarchs to be Anglican
• When was the Security of Succession Act?

  1701
• What did the Security of Succession Act say?

  Public office holders had to take the oath of abjuration denouncing James' son as heir to the throne
• What other terms did the Act of Settlement have?

  Without consent of Parliament a monarch couldn't:

  -Dismiss Judges

  -Leave England while King

  -Enter England into war
• What prerogative was removed in 1701?

  The prerogative of mercy- Allowed monarchs to grant royal pardons for crimes
• How did the Act of Settlement appeal to William?

  The terms would only apply to the next monarch, not the current
• What was the modified Declaration of Rights known as?

  The Bill of Rights
• What limited the power of the Bill of rights?

  It was a statute law so could be revoke by future parliaments
• Which bill was vetoed by William?

  The Triennial Bill in 1692
• What is an example of William's power over Parliament?

  He dissolved Parliament in 1690
• What did William use his prerogative powers to do?

  To form a Privy Council of his own choosing
• What did William increase the number of MPs serving as?

  Military officers- many saw this as increasing royal power over the Commons as they would carry out his wishes
• When did the 'Whig Junto' become influential?

  1692-93, supported a strong executive and William's war
• What allowed for more political pamphleteering and journalism?

  The lapsing of the 1695 licensing act which previously enforced heavy censorship
• What was William's army limited to by the 'Whig Junto'?


  10,000
• What was William's army limited to by the Opposition?

  7000
• What did William see as an affront to his authority?

  The Commons petitioning for the resignation of Whig John Somers
• When were enquiries set up into William's corrpution?

  1695
• What was a commision set up to investigate?

  The Crown's choice of recipients for confiscated land in Ireland
• How many parliamentary bills did William veto?

  4 bills, 2 in 1692, 1694 and 1696