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Practice questionLife in the UK Test
What did the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 establish?
Correct answer
That every prisoner has a right to a court hearing
Why
Habeas corpus is Latin for 'you must present the person in court'. The Act guaranteed that no one could be held prisoner unlawfully, and the handbook says it remains relevant today.
Answer choices
- AThat every prisoner has a right to a court hearing
- BThat the Church of England was independent of Rome
- CThat Scotland and England would share a parliament
- DThat women could own property