Question

Which document, established after the Glorious Revolution in England, curbed monarchical power and included rights like freedom from cruel and unusual punishment?

• A. Magna Carta
• B. Petition of Right
• C. American Declaration of Independence
• D. English Bill of Rights

Answer 1

Answer:

D. English Bill of Rights

English Bill of Rights (1689, England)

• After the Glorious Revolution, Parliament established rights to curb monarchical power under William III and Mary II.
  

• Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.
  

• Right to petition the government.
  

• Parliamentary supremacy over the monarchy.