Answer:
The monarch could only exercise power as stated in the law.
Explanation:
Once the Glorious Revolution in England was over in 1688, which resulted in King James II abdicating and fleeing the country, the Parliament drafted a Bill of Rights and required Mary II (the daughter of James II) and William III (Her husband) to sign it in order to be proclaimed officially king and queen. The monarchs agreed to sign it on December 16th, in 1689
In general, the English Bill of Rights established certain civil rights, the rights of the Parliament and limited the powers of the King and Queen to the law, meaning that the monarchs could only exercise power as stated in the law. Under this charter, for example, the monarch was not allowed to establish new courts of law or to act as a judge, and it could not interfere in the election of the Parliament members; the Parliament had the power to tax and people had the right to speech in Parliament, to petition the king, and to be free from cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail.
