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Founding Documents
Magna Carta
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The Magna Carta was based off of a limited government, its also called the "Great Charter"
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English Bill of Rights
When Parliament offered the English crown to William and Mary they swore "to govern the people of the kingdom according to the statutes in Parliament"
Also guaranteed Parliament the privilege of free speech and gave all people protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
From the Bill of rights monarchs would be able to enact laws, raise taxes, or keep an army without Parliament's consent
Petition of RIght
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The whole reason the rule was even invented was because Charles and Parliament had an extended conflict that broke to an English Civil War
Monarchs also could nit unlawfully imprison people, force citizens to house soldiers in their homes, or establish military rule during times of peace