Research On Political Propositions Of The England Puritan Independent Group

The British bourgeoisie carried out the English Civil War with the Stuart Dynasty,on Puritan as the banner and evolved a number of political factions from religion.Finally,the Independents control the state power and establish the Commonwealth of England,Scotland and Ireland.In order to stabilize the political situation,the Independents absorbed the ideas from other factions.finally promulgate the Instrument of Government.The object of this study is the Puritan Independents in the British bourgeois revolution.The research period was from the beginning of the British civil war to the restoration of the Stuart Dynasty.The research contents include the state supremacy principles,the rule of law and the concept of democracy and freedom put forward by the Puritan Independents.This article is divided into three parts.The first part is foreword.The author will explain the significance of the topic,summarize the research inland and abroad,and research methods.The second part is the main body of the thesis,which contains three chapters.Each chapter discusses one aspect of the Independent political claim.The first chapter is the state supremacy principles.On the one hand,according to the territory,standing army and financial system,the author analyzes the efforts made by Independents in establishing nation unity and independence.On the other hand,it introduces the duties and powers of the Lord Protector,the Council of State and the Congress,analyzing the decentralization concept of the Independents.The second chapter is the idea of ruling the country by law.The author will introduce the process of building the rule of law by Independents and the specific ways to improve the legal procedures.First,introduce the definition of state public right and private right respectively,and analyze the articles hat can reflect the concept of rule of law.Secondly,extract the relevant articles of tax,election and trial procedure,and analyze the process of Independents how to improve the legal procedures.The third chapter is the concept of democracy and freedom.From the right of the election,the author analyzes the democratic rights granted by the Independent group to the citizens.On the one hand,the rulers are elected by the election.On the other hand,the citizens have the right to participate in the establishment of the state power institutions.Fromthe speeches,publications and religious belief,the author analyzes the free thought of the Independents.At the end of this article is the conclusion.On the basis of analyzing the political ideas proposed by Independents,according to historical background,the author summarizes the progressiveness and limitations of Independents political claims,analyzing the role played by Independents in the bourgeois revolution and the contribution made.