Question

How did the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 limit the power of the monarchy?

Answer 1

Answer:

D. It prevented monarchs from having opponents arrested. (on edg.)

Explanation:

Answer 2

The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 limit the power of the monarchy by preventing the monarchs from having opponents arrested.

Explanation:  

The Habeas Corpus Act was a very important as well as a very significant Act during the 1679. It is also called as the Act of Parliament. This Act became very powerful because it highlighted all the necessary things that were to be followed during the detention of a prisoner.

It made the judges to closely look into the norms and the policies that were to be followed during the arrest of a person, immater of whatever crime he has done. This was a law which was amended by the Statue Law Revision Act during the 1888.