Match each vocabulary word to the correct definition. 1. Magna Carta

a. a system based on custom and prior rulings

2. Benedictine Rule

b. required the king to obey the laws

3. Parliament

C. England's legislature

d. required vows of obedience, poverty, and chastity, or purity

4. Habeas corpus

5. Common law

e. protection from arrest without proper legal procedures

6. Due process of law

f. protection from imprisonment without being charged with a crime

a. Common law.

b. Magna Carter.

c. Parliament.

d. Benedictine Rule.

e. Due process of law.

f. Habeas corpus.

Explanation:

1. Common law: a system based on custom and prior rulings. It was established by Henry II.

2. Magna Carter: required the king to obey the laws. Thus, it typically limits the power of the king and his queen. The Magna Carter was signed by King John.

3. Parliament: England's legislature. It is a legislative body that comprises of the House of Commons (lower chamber) and the House of Lords (upper chamber) who are both saddled with the responsibility of making (enacting) laws and discussing public affairs.

4. Benedictine Rule: required vows of obedience, poverty, and chastity, or purity. The people who observe this rule were found in the medieval (middle ages in Europe) monastery.

5. Due process of law: protection from arrest without proper legal procedures. This is one of the fundamental human rights guaranteed by the constitution and states that, all citizens are entitled to a notice of charge (arrest) and a fair hearing in a court of competent jurisdiction presided over by an impartial judge.

6. Habeas corpus: protection from imprisonment without being charged with a crime. The individual reports his or her illegal (unlawful) imprisonment or detention to a court in order to regain freedom.

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