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What is the English Bill of Rights?

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  1. foreign ERS are famous around the world for many things
  2. like the double decker bus castles Shakespeare The Beatles and their fondness for a nice cup of tea
  3. but it's probably a document that was written in England in the 17th century that's had one of the biggest impacts on your life
  4. to learn more let's go way back to 1689 King James II had just been dethroned for abusing his power as king Parliament wanted to make sure future rulers
  5. wouldn't do the same so they made a deal William III and his wife Mary II could become king and queen if they signed the English Bill of Rights
  6. the document limited the control of the English Monarchy and gave more power to the people based on the radical teachings of
  7. English political philosopher John Locke the English Bill of Rights included a whole new set of Rights and Liberties that made England more democratic and
  8. free for example it authorized free elections gave members of parliament the right to speak their minds and protected them
  9. from cruel and unusual punishments today we take those kinds of Rights for granted as U.S citizens although we shouldn't
  10. but back then they were a big deal because they went against hundreds of years of English History now all of a sudden it was the people who had the
  11. power to decide their own future not the king or queen the English Bill of Rights was the first document of its kind to be written down
  12. and years later it influenced the framers of the U.S Constitution outlining the Liberties and rights we have as Citizens
  13. what rights can you think of that the constitution guarantees

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