WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1689, Parliament passed the English Bill of Rights, which, like Magna Carta, established regulations limiting the monarch’s power and safeguarding the people’s individual rights. The Bill was a turning point in British political history since it limited the monarch’s authority while establishing Parliament’s rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Magna Carta came to represent the idea that the people can assert their rights against an oppressive ruler and that the power of government can be limited to protect those rights. These concepts were clearly foundational and central to both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights influenced the early United States government by limiting power of the English Monarch. It protected the rights of people, like trial by jury. It gave a written list of freedoms to the people that the government promised to protect.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is an original Act of the English Parliament and has been in the custody of Parliament since its creation. The Bill firmly established the principles of frequent parliaments, free elections and freedom of speech within Parliament – known today as Parliamentary Privilege.

Detailed explanation-5: -Magna Carta – Latin for ‘Great Charter’ – is one of the most celebrated documents in western history. It was the first written material to set limits on the power of an English monarch, and was intended to prevent King John from exploiting his people.