Q.-Give an account of the constructive interpretation of the Law of Treason from the accession of Henry VIII. to the trial of Dammaree and Purchase. Q.-Trace the growth of the importance of the House of Commons from the accession of Elizabeth to that of Anne. Q. When were witnesses for a prisoner first allowed to be sworn? George I. Q. When was the Septennial Act passed? on what grounds was it justified? State such reasons as occur to you in favour of, or against it. Q.-Give an account of the laws affecting the duration of parliament from 1640 to 1720. Q.-Mention the instances in which the right of impeachment has been exercised from the earliest period to the reign of George I. Q.-What change took place in our constitution during the reign of George I.? Q.--What change took place in the Law of Treason between the trial of Lord Russell, and the accession of George I.? Q.-Give an account of the difference between whig and tory illustrated from history on the accession of George I. Q.-Give an account of the Peerage Bill introduced by Lord Sunderland, in the reign of George I., of the fate it met with, and the object it had in view. Q. What proceedings were taken against Bishop Atterbury, and on what grounds? Q.-Trace the progress of religious liberty in England from the accession of James I., to the accession of George I. George II. Q.-Trace the progress of toleration from the time of Elizabeth to that of George II. Q.-Give an account of Sir Robert Walpole's Excise Scheme. George III. Q. When did juries obtain the right of giving a general verdict in cases of libel. Q.-Give an account of the attempt made to stop the influence acquired over the House of Commons by the crown down to the reign of George III. Q.-Give an account of the Law of Treason from the statute of Edward III., to the close of the reign of George III. Q.-Trace the history of legislation as it appears in the Statute Book, from the reign of Elizabeth to that of George III. Q.-Give an account of the liberty of the press as it may be gathered from our State trials, debates in parliament, and Statute Book, from the days of Elizabeth to Mr. Fox's Libel Act. Q. When was the question as to the validity of general warrants finally decided? Victoria. Q.-Give an account of the Law of Libel, taking the word in its widest sense down to the present time. Q-When was the power of making a will disposing of all his property not entailed first given to the English subject. Q.-Give an account of the Law of Treason, as it affects Peers and Commons, and the changes it has undergone from Edward III. to the present time. Q.-What is the effect of a Royal Proclamation? Q. What is the check provided by the constitution on the improper exercise of the prerogative of the crown? Q.-What are the three estates of the realm ? Q.-Give an historical account of the jurisdiction of the House of Lords, and of the resistance to it by the House of Commons. |