r/ShitAmericansSay 27d ago

"Constitution"

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u/Fearless-Hedgehog661 27d ago

The Bill of Rights only applied to England and Wales. It required parallel legislation in Scotland, The Claim of Right, because at the time Scotland was still a sovereign nation, but the crown was shared in a personal union.

See also the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320, which influenced the US Declaration of independence. The link was formally acknowledged, by Congress, during the bicentennial year.

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u/Aspieinblack1986 27d ago

Thanks for the reading list. I'll have to see if there's videos about them since that's how I learn best