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?
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Responses
Petition of Right
Petition of Right
Magna Carta
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
English Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
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English Bill of Rights
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