Question

Of what relevance are the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights to government in the United States? Americans incorporated the idea of a constitutional monarchy into the Constitution. The idea of bringing in monarchs from another country inspired Americans to do the same thing. Many of the ideas concerning separation of powers and protection of rights were implemented in the United States. Americans recognized that the separation of powers would never work in their newly independent country.

Answer 1

The answer is C. Many of the ideas concerning separation of powers and protection of rights were implemented in the United States.

Answer 2

The correct answer is that many of the ideas concerning separation of powers and protection of rights originated in the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights were implemented in the United States.

The Constitution of the United States of America adopted the division of powers as the elementary system of national organization, and the protection of the rights of its citizens was guaranteed in the same text.

Both ideas have their origin in the English movements that limited the monarchical powers in the 17th century, especially in the Glorious Revolution and the consequent Bill of Rights.

The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of James II in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III. It can be argued that with the overthrow of James the English modern parliamentary democracy began: the monarch would never again have absolute power, and the Bill of Rights, that contained the guarantee of the rights of English citizens, would become one of the most important documents of Great Britain.