HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to limit the rights of the people
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to limit the rights of a ruler
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The English Bill of Rights set the stage for a constitutional monarchy in England, which means the king and queen acts as a head of state but their powers are limited by law. Under this system, the monarchy can not rule without the consent of the Parliament, and the people are given individual rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -The English Bill of Rights is therefore considered to have been authored by Parliament as a whole since it was a collaborative work and is now a fixture of the British constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The English Bill of Rights prevented the establishment of Catholic religious institutions but didn’t separate church and state. Reflecting Locke’s influence on America’s founding fathers, the American Bill of Rights separated church and state.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Parliament then went on to pass the English Bill of Rights in 1689 which, like Magna Carta, laid out rules restricting the power of the monarch and protecting the individual rights of the people.
Detailed explanation-5: -4. Which sentence best describes the main effect of the English Bill of Rights? It ensured that no monarch could rule without Parliament.