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Rex Lex vs. Lex Rex Click to view the movie, then click to view text. When King Richard left for the Crusades, he left the Kingdom of England in the hands of his f_____, riend Longchamps, because he rother didn’t trust his b____, John, to take proper c_____ are of the Kingdom. Slide 1

Rex Lex vs. Lex Rex Why do you think Prince John is happy that his brother, King Richard, was captured? Slide 2

Fill in blanks on your student outline with the correct answers. Rex Lex vs. Lex Rex, in Latin, means K_____ ing. Lex, in Latin, means L____ aw. What do you think is the difference between the two phrases, Rex Lex and Lex Rex? Does it make a difference which word comes first? Rex Lex Slide 3 Lex Rex

Rex Lex vs. Lex Rex Slide 4 The phrase, “Rex Lex”, means the K_____ He can change ing is the L____. aw laws as he wishes. He is a_____ bove the law. The phrase, “Lex Rex”, means the verbal and/or written L_____ the aws are a_______ bove King, and he must abide by those Laws.

Rex Lex vs. Lex Rex (Click the picture to view the movie, then click the slide under Rex Lex and then Lex Rex, to view additional information. ) Listen carefully to the dialogue between Prince John’s soldier and Robin Hood. Which one stands for Rex Lex? Which one stands for Lex Rex? Rex Lex Slide 5 Lex Rex

Rex Lex vs. Lex Rex Prince John became King of England after the death of his brother, King Richard. In 1215 the English barons forced King John to sign a document known as the reat Magna Carta means the G______ harter ights C____. It guaranteed English r_______ while ing limiting the rights of the k_______. The king could no longer take land money from people without Parliament’s permission. He could no longer throw eers people in jail unless they had a fair trial by p_____, and under the law of the l_____. Did this help establish Rex Lex or Lex Rex? Lex Slide 6 Rex!

Rex Lex vs. Lex Rex Another document important in the development of Lex 688 Rex was the English Bill of Rights in 1_____. arliament P______ got King William and Queen Mary to ill ights sign a B_____ of R_____ that made Parliament as owerful p_______ as the king and queen. Since eople Parliament represented the English p_____, the people were now as powerful as the monarchs! This onstitutional was the beginning of a c_______ monarchy. Slide 7 Lex Rex!

Rex Lex vs. Lex Rex Directions: You will receive a paper with these symbols and words. Cut out each object and word. Paste them together on a 3 x 5 card to correctly represent Lex Rex and Lex Rex Lex Slide 8

Rex Lex vs. Lex Rex Lex was created for social studies classes and may not be duplicated for purposes other than classroom teaching. Permission to use clips from “Robin Hood” is in the approval process. Until such time, and due to the short nature of the clips and its educational use, it is used here under a Fair Use principle. Rex Lex is copyrighted, © 2000 by Marie Sontag. mesontag@hotmail. com See webpage at www. timetrek. org