The English bill of rights

The English Bill of Rights came into being during the Revolution of 1688. During this time, King James II fled from England. He was succeeded by his daughter, Mary. Later on Parliament proposed a Declaration of Rights and presented it on February 13, 1689. When Mary accepted the declaration, Parliament proclaimed her queen of England. Parliament then proposed the amended bill as the Bill of Rights on December 16, 1689. The Bill of Rights had a significant impact on U.S. law. Especially within its provisions becoming part of the U.S. Constitution.

The Bill of Rights was an act of the Parliament of England, whose formal name is Declaring Rights and Liberties of the Subject. The Bill of Rights is accompanied by the Magna Carta as some of the basic documents of the British constitution. The Bill of Rights laid out certain basic tenets for, at the time, all Englishmen. These rights continue to apply today, not only in the united states but also in England.

In 1776, the founding fathers wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the people's rights that protect them from the government. Their documents helped build a new, strong, and glorious nation, called the United States of America. There are twenty seven amendments within the Bill of rights but only ten are orginally known or used.

The Act containing the Bill of Rights said that King James had attempted to overturn the laws of the country and tried to destroy the Protestantism. Because of this the Bill declares that all activities are illegal, and makes clear that the king is subject to the law, and that laws are instituted by Parliament. The Bill of Rights combined past grievances against the king with only basic liberties. It kept the monarch from suspending laws or taxes duties without Parliament's consent. It proclaimed specific liberties, including freedom of elections, and debate in Parliament.

The Bill of Rights includes a huge range of protections with a common theme and purpose. It defines the individual freedom in the United States. The states ratified the Bill of Rights in 1791, three years after the Constitution came into play. The Bill of Rights orginally applied only to the federal government, but the Supreme Court decided that most of its provisions applied to all the states. Many countries today have used the Bill of Rights as a good model for defining civil liberties.

Book source: Author unknown."Bill of Rights: overview". San Diego Union-Tribune. April 25, 2009