English Bill Of Rights

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Bill of Rights Governments seek to protect the rights of its people. Between The English Bill of Rights (1689) and The U.S Bill of Rights (1791) both had the same overlapping principles of limiting the powers of the government and to provide its people with individual liberties. Although they are both fundamental documents both countries differed in form and purpose. The U.S enacted a formal statement of Fundamental rights of the people of the United States and integrated it into the Constitution as Amendments. It is used to address the liberties of individual citizens and keep the government from exceeding their boundaries for potential abuse. To contrast the English Bill was enacted by the English Parliament, which was a reinstatement…show more content…
The reigning King, James II, was overthrown because of the neglect to his people as well as abuse his powers. The throne’s accession was James’s Protestant daughter, Mary, who joint monarchy with Dutch husband, William of Orange. Giving Mary and William authority to take reign came with a mutual agreement of setting limits on royal power. These events of the revolution pushed Britain towards a path of constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. This settlement established the supremacy of Parliament over crown. The English Bill of Rights was enacted and provided a constitutional monarch, meaning the King and Queen still carry a position of authority but powers are limited and defined by the constitutional law. This new form of government ended the “Divine Rights of Kings” and gave people the protection of their the rights and liberties under the law. This basic concept of Individual rights paved the way for others as well, it wasn't until a century later that America followed in the footsteps of the british to create their own Bill. (Depth of common…show more content…
Upon the firstly drafted constitution, it was unmistakably flawed. It was arranged of a system of checks and balances, a heavily built executive branch, representative legislature and federal judiciary. Although a good start, it did not specify an incorporation of declaration, a bill of individual rights. In summary, It gave order to what the government could do but not say what it couldn't do. Additionally, with the lack of of specific declaration, The Constitution became a major issue in its ratification by the states. Although The Federalists disapproved of an inclusion of a Bill of Rights and pushed its uselessness, The Anti-Federalists refused to show its support if it did not have one. Thus, getting The Anti-Federalists way, Americans sought to agree to the guarantees that the government would not get in between their rights to individual liberties. With inspiration of Thomas Jefferson the Bill of rights was adopted in 1791 and The United States welcomed its Constitution’s First
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