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English Bill of Rights and US Constitution Comparison

Using the Constitution Handbook from pg. 232-261 in your book, and the English Bill of Rights sheet provided for you, compare the rights guaranteed to Americans in 1787 and Englishmen in 1689. Provide a quote from the section of the Constitution indicated, and then provide a quote from the English Bill of Rights that expresses a similar right.

|Section of the Constitution |What the Constitution Says (quote) |What the English Bill of Rights says (quote) |

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|Article I | |4. That levying money for or to the use of the crown, by pretence of |

|Section 8 | |prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time, or in other manner |

|Clause 1 | |than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal. |

| |To raise and support Armies, | |

|Article I | | |

|Section 8 | | |

|Clause 12 | | |

| |Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech | |

|Amendment 1 | | |

|freedom of speech | | |

|Amendment 1 | |5. That it is the right of the subjects to petition the King, and all |

|redress of grievances | |committments [sic] and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal. |

| |Congress shall make no law… to petition the Government for a redress of | |

| |grievances. | |

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| | |3. That the commission for erecting the late court of commissioners for |

| | |ecclesiastical causes, and all other commissions and courts of like nature are |

| | |illegal and pernicious. |

|Amendment 1 | | |

|freedom of religion | | |

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| | |7. That the subjects which are protestants, may have arms for their defence |

| | |suitable to their conditions, and as allowed by law. |

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|Amendment 2 | | |

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| |No person shall… be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of| |

| |law | |

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|Amendment 5 | | |

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| |In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy… an impartial jury | |

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|Amendment 6 | | |

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| | |10. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed; |

| | |nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. |

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|Amendment 8 | | |

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