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The Bill of Rights (1689)
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Who did the Bill of Rights effect?
The Bill of Rights (1689)
Effected:
- The Crown
- Couldn't make or remove laws without consent from Parliament
- Parliament
- Allowed people to elect who they wanted
- Public
- Protestants were harshly treated by the Roman Catholic church
- Were protected by the bill
Why was the bill created?
What is the Bill of Rights?
- Document passed on December 16th 1689
- Parliament of England
- Similar documents to the bill are the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right
- The bill laid down rules and restrictions to the government and the crown
- To give protection to citizens from the government's power
- Set out the rights of Parliament
- Created to maintain or secure the rights and freedom of speech and religion
How the Bill of Rights effects us today
- The bill influenced many other documents that helped to establish the human rights
- (e.g. The US Bill of Rights 1789)
- Main principles of the bill are still in force today
What is the significance of the Bill of Rights?
Conclusions drawn
- Gave citizens rights and freedom
- People got civil and political rights (rights people have to take part in a self-governing society)
- Not all the power belonged to the crown
- Building block of democracy
- Allowed citizens control of their lives
- Gave people a voice in what they believed
Bibliography
The English Bill of Rights was a stepping stone for democracy. It made a big impact on the citizens of England and how decisions were made. The bill secured people's rights which let them have a voice and still effects us today. Therefore, the Bill of Rights is an important document in the history of democracy.
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