Question

Why was the Act of Settlement passed?

to allow Jacobites to restore the Stuart line
to permit others outside the Stuart line to inherit the throne
to allow Protestant members of the House of Hanover to inherit the throne
to distribute power equitably between the king and the two Houses of Parliament
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Answer 1

Answer: C: to allow Protestant members of the House of Hanover to inherit the throne

Explanation: PLATO

Answer 2

The Act of Settlement was passed to allow Protestant members of the House of Hanover to inherit the throne.
This document created the law that only Protestants could become rulers of Britain, following the Glorious Revolution when William III, Prince of Orange, overthrew James II of England along with his wife, Mary II.