The English bill of rights is prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment, as well as excessive bail. When the government wanted to keep someone in jail illegally they would declare a huge amount of money for bail which could not be paid. This would give off the illusion that the person could walk out on bail but in reality it was done on purpose to prevent them. Also, cruel and unusual punishment such as torture or similar was common so the bill of rights outlawed it.
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Answer:
"Spain" decided to gamble on Christopher Columbus new and radical route to the east by sailing west
Explanation:
The kingdom of Spain had decided to gamble on the long sail which will move across the unknown ocean. They did to get back the gold as well as spices, they have also been promised the Columbus that they will 10% of the profit, along with the governorship over the newfound lands. and they have also famed that it would go with the new title Admiral of the Ocean sea.
A conference involving several nations that took place in geneva , switzerland , 04/25/1954-07/20/1954 , intended to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean war and the first Indochina war.