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"The English Bill of Rights"
An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown

Whereas the late King James the Second, by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges and ministers employed by him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant religion and the laws and liberties of this kingdom;

By assuming and exercising a power of dispensing with and suspending of laws and the execution of laws without consent of Parliament;

By committing and prosecuting divers worthy prelates for humbly petitioning to be excused from concurring to the said assumed power;

By issuing and causing to be executed a commission under the great seal for erecting a court called the Court of Commissioners for Ecclesiastical Causes;

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Which phrases in the English Bill of Rights convey how the writers feel about the king? Select the two correct answers.

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Responses

“violating the freedom”
“violating the freedom”

“without consent of Parliament”
“without consent of Parliament”

“most serious consideration”
“most serious consideration”

“pursuant to their respective letters and elections”
“pursuant to their respective letters and elections”

“raising and keeping a standing army”

Answer 1

The two phrases in the English Bill of Rights that convey how the writers feel about the king are:

1. “without consent of Parliament”
2. “raising and keeping a standing army”

These phrases indicate a lack of respect for the king's authority and highlight concerns about his overreach and disregard for established laws and parliamentary consent.