CHEM 2820 Lecture Notes - Direct Tax, Primogeniture, Excessive Bail Clause

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 2820
• Professor: Dan Meegan

Document Summary

The bill of rights laid out certain basic rights for (at the time) all englishmen. It lays down limits on the powers of the crown and sets out the rights of. Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in parliament, the requirement for regular elections to parliament and the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution. The act set out that there should be: no royal interference with the law. Though the sovereign remains the fount of justice, he or she cannot unilaterally establish new courts or act as a judge. no taxation by royal prerogative. The agreement of the parliament became necessary for the implementation of any new taxes freedom to petition the monarch without fear of retribution no standing army may be maintained during a time of peace without the consent of parliament. Settling the political and religious turmoil that had convulsed scotland,