The Qantas name comes from  QANTAS , an acronym for its original name,  Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services , and it is nicknamed The Flying Kangaroo.The airline is based in the Sydney suburb of Mascot with its main hub at Sydney Airport.he Qantas name comes from  QANTAS , an acronym for its original name,  Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services , and it is nicknamed The Flying Kangaroo.
Charles I and the Petition of Right. The crisis of 1629-60 originated in Charles I's belief that by the royal prerogative he could govern without the advice and consent of Parliament.
Lawmakers in the British colonies of North America debate whether voting is a right or a privilege under the law. Voting, like many other civil rights, can be denied to convicted criminals under the ancient concept of âcivil deathâ and the English legal concept of âattainderâ (see 1607-1776).hen the first British settlement in America is established in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, the concept of âcivil deathâ is carried over. The concept continues into the British colonies that will become Canada and the United States.