<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa sababu hiyo, Bunge la Uingereza lilipitisha sheria ya Sheria za Uhalifu ya mwaka wa 1704, ambayo iliwazuia Wakatoliki wa Ireland wasiwe na haki za kupiga kura; kusudi lao lilikuwa kuwafanya wengi wa Wairelandi wawe maskini na wasio na nguvu.  <response>: As a result, the English parliament enacted the Penal Laws of 1704, which disenfranchised the Catholic Irish; their purpose was to keep the majority of Irish poor and powerless. 