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1. Parliament Origins

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   The Barons' War and the Provision of Oxford (1258)
   The conflict between King Henry III and his barons resulted in the Provisions of Oxford. While these provisions were themselves annulled, they formalized the concept of a standing committee responsible for advising—and implicitly, restraining—the monarch on matters of governance and finance. Crucially, the Provisions mandated that the King could not enter into any long-term treaty without the e…

2. William Penn

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   The Frame of Government and Civic Design
   Penn returned to England permanently in 1701, but his preparatory work laid the administrative groundwork for the colony. His foundational constitution, the Frame of Government, 1682, stipulated a representative legislature intended to function with checks and balances, initially proposing a bicameral structure consisting of a Governor, a Council, and a [General Assembly…