HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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It helped establish legal rights for all people in England, regardless of their position.
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It employed a system of checks and balances to keep the power of the king and courts under control.
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It allowed people who were not nobles or church officials to have decision-making power.
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It represented each city, town, and village in England based on population.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main functions of the UK Parliament are to: Check and challenge the work of the Government (scrutiny) Make and change laws (legislation) Debate the important issues of the day (debating)
Detailed explanation-2: -The Reformation Parliament thus asserted the supreme authority, or sovereignty, of Parliament in making statute, or more precisely the sovereignty of Crown-in-Parliament, the royal authority embodied in law passed by the monarch, Lords and Commons.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1275 Edward I called his first Parliament. He summoned nobles and churchmen, but also issued orders (known as writs) for the election of two representatives from each county (the knights of the shire) and two from each city or town (the burgesses) to attend.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Parliament, which is made up of all representatives together, controls and guides the government. In this sense people, through their chosen representatives, form the government and also control it.
Detailed explanation-5: -It developed naturally out of the daily political needs of the English King and his government. Nor did it develop continuously over time, but went through short periods of rapid growth.