Read this passage from the English Petition of Right.[N]o man [should] be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of Parliament.What is the key idea in this passage?

The passage says people should not be forced to pay a tax, loan, or similar charge unless it has been approved by an act of Parliament. This expresses the idea of “no taxation without representation”: taxes require consent through the people’s representatives. The correct choice is B, “There should be no taxation without representation.”

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