Read the following excerpt:

“That election of members of Parliament ought to be free;

That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament;

That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;

That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders;”

From which document is the excerpt above?

A.
Petition of Right

B.
Magna Carta

C.
English Bill of Rights

D.
U.S. Constitution

1 answer

C. English Bill of Rights
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