How did the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 limit the power of the monarchy? It prevented monarchs from instituting religious law. It
prevented monarchs from conducting their own trials. It prevented monarchs from influencing the courts. It prevented monarchs from having opponents arrested.
It prevented monarchs from having opponents arrested.
Explanation:
The Habeas Corpus act of 1679 was passed by the English parliament. Through it, a detainee gained the power to denounce unlawful or arbitrary imprisonment and request the court to examine the conditions and lawfulness of the detainee´s imprisonment. Habeas corpus is Latin, and it roughly translates as: have the body of the detainee brought before us (us, the court in this context).
The purpose of treaties between the U.S. Government and Indians was to first of all keep peace between the two and give colonists permission to settle Indian land. Hope this helps!
