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Unwritten Acts Rights Freedom Allowed Vote British Constitution

Vorderseite British Constitution
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consists of individual laws (Acts of Parliament) and unwritten rules (Conventions)
1215 Magna Carta grants the very basic rights (e.g. no imprisonment without trial)
1689 Bill of Rights -> UK becomes a Constitutional Monarchy / Freedom of Speech, Freedom to bear arms
1707 Acts of Union
1832-1884 Reform Bills -> men were allowed to vote
1928 Equal Franchise Act -> women were allowed to vote

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