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Act of Settlement

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A quick definition of Act of Settlement:

The Act of Settlement was a law passed by the British government in 1701. It decided who could become the king or queen of England after the Glorious Revolution in 1688. The law said that only a Protestant member of the House of Hanover could be the monarch. It also said that the monarch had to be a member of the Church of England. The law also changed how judges were chosen, so they would keep their jobs as long as they did a good job, instead of being chosen by the monarch.

A more thorough explanation:

The Act of Settlement is a law passed by the British Parliament in 1701. It was created to solve the problem of who would become the next king or queen of England after the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

The Act of Settlement stated that only Protestant members of the House of Hanover could become king or queen. It also required that the monarch be a member of the Church of England. This law helped to ensure that the English monarchy would remain Protestant and that the Church of England would remain the official religion of the country.

In addition, the Act of Settlement established that judges would hold office during good behavior, rather than at the will of the monarch. This helped to ensure that the judiciary would be independent and impartial.

For example, if a Catholic member of the royal family were to become next in line for the throne, they would be skipped over in favor of a Protestant member of the House of Hanover. This law helped to prevent a Catholic monarch from taking the throne and potentially changing the official religion of England.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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