Question

List and describe at least four of the five provisions from the English Bill of Rights.

Answer 1

The first provision of the Bill states that the crown should have no interference with the law. The king and/or queen may not by themselves establish new courts of law nor may they act as a judge. The second provision of the Bill states that the crown may not create new taxes without approval of Parliament. An act must be passed in Parliament in order for new taxes to be created.

The third provision of the Bill states that Parliament may petition the crown to do something without fear of the crown retaliating against them. The fourth provision states that no army may be kept during peace time without consent of Parliament.

The fifth proision gives the people the right to bear arms so long as they are allowed to by law. This provision was important at the time of the creation of the Bill because at that point Protestants were not allowed to bear arms, only Catholics were. This provision abolished that law and reinstated the rights to Protestants as well as Catholics