The English Bill of Rights
Myles Stephens
Original Bill of Rights
Parliament
End of Glorious Revolution
What is the English Bill of Rights?
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How does it affect American history?
The English Bill of Rights says that the monarchy's power could be limited as to what it could or couldn't do by the people of the regime. It established that the ruler's power was not divine, which empowers people to challenge laws and edicts that the King brings about. This profoundly affected the mentality of the Thirteen Colonies where the protection of this individual right to question government politics formed the basis of the American Revolution. In addition, the English Bill of Rights was used as a basis for the First 10 Amendments to the United States Constitution which is also called the American Bill of Rights.
A list of many adopted rights and proposals:
The right of Parliament to petition the Crown without retribution; An independent judiciary; Freedom from taxation by royal (executive) prerogative, without agreement by Parliament (legislators); Freedom [for Protestants] to bear arms for their defense, as allowed by law; Freedom to elect members of Parliament without interference from the Sovereign; Freedom of speech in Parliament; Freedom from cruel and unusual punishments and excessive bail; Freedom from fines and forfeitures without trial
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WILLIAMS, J. A. "Declaration of Rights of 1689." New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 590-591. World History in Context. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
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