Question

How did the English Bill of Rights expand the rights of common Englishmen? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer. *

Answer 1

The English bill of rights introduces the idea of checks and balances. The executive of the country in England's case the king, in the united states, the president cannot execute laws that have not been approved or passed by the legislative body. in England that meant parliament. in the united states meant congress.

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Answer 2

The Bill of Rights or Bill of Rights is a document drafted in England in 1689, which imposed the English Parliament on Prince William of Orange to succeed King James II.

The main purpose of this text was to recover and strengthen certain parliamentary powers already disappeared or notoriously diminished during the absolutist reign of the Stuarts (Charles II and James II). The main rights declared were:

(1) No tax can be collected without the consent of the Parliament.

(2) No subject can be imprisoned without a proven cause (reaffirmation of the right of habeas corpus).

(3) No soldier can be quartered due to his citizenship, and

(4) Martial law can not be used in peacetime.