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English Influences on Government

Question 10 • SVHS US Government $FA

The divine right of kings ended in England during the

Answer
A
adoption of the Magna Carta.
B
transition of the Glorious Revolution.
C
writing of the Two Treatises of Government.
D
fighting of the Seven Years' War.

Explanation

The Glorious Revolution of 1688–1689 replaced James II and strengthened Parliament’s authority over the monarch. The English Bill of Rights that followed limited royal power, undermining the idea that kings ruled by divine right. Magna Carta had earlier restricted the king, but it did not end divine-right rule.

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