Government in England

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census

a count of a population and its property

Anglo-Saxon

a member of the Germanic peoples the Angles, the Saxons, and Jutes who settled in Britain

Common Law

a system of law based on precedent and customs

Magna Carta

an agreement made in 1215 listing the rights granted by King John to all free men of the kingdom. a written document designed to limit the power of the king.

Domesday Book

A book that was created by William the Conqueror to record the taxes of the people.

legislature

A group of people who have the power to make laws

Normandy

A region in northwestern France on the English channel

limited

kept within the limits

Parliament

the two-house legislative body in Britain made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

legislate

to make or enact laws


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