POLI 100B CONGRESS
11 January 2007

  1. The Organization of the Germanic Tribes

    1. Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Normans -- 8th to 11th Centuries

    2. The King was expected to Live on his own!

    3. The King could not legislate or tax without the consent of the council!

    4. Parliament steadily gained power because of the Monarchy's need for money.

    5. The Glorious Revolution Settlement (1689 - 1701).

  2. The Common Law -- The Protection of Private Property Rights

  3. The interaction between the Rise of the House of Commons and the development of the Common Law

  4. Problems With the Continental Congress