Which of the following describes a similarity benveen the English Bill of

Rights and the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution?

The choices for this question are:

A) Both documents list economic and social rights for women, but not political rights.

B) Both documents applied only to citizens who had a certain amount of total wealth.

C) Both documents protect individuals from government interference in their lives.

D) Both documents guarantee that governments cannot discriminate based on race

The correct answer is C.

The English Bill of Rights (1689) and the United States Bill of Rights (1789) were both created in moments where the people were trying to create limits to the power of government. At those historical moments, this was thought to be the most important way to guarantee individual freedom.

The English document was created during the Glorious Revolution (1688-1689) and established individual and political rights.

The United States Bill of Rights also limited the power of the government as it was a product of the public debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and aimed to make sure the states would ratify the Constitution.