Question

The purpose behind writing Magna Carta was to _____. show the noblemen how to write a contract create a new legal concept ensure that the king did not act above the law protect all Englishmen from the king’s power provide a basis for common law in England

Answer 1

Well the Magna Carta limits the king's power but also grants people to the right of a trial with a jury of their peers.

I would say that "Protect all Englishmen from the king's power" is pretty close to that, because it comes closest out of all of the answers to including both of these purposes. I could be wrong but I hope that at least the first part of my answer helps.

Answer 2

Ensure that the king did not act above the law

Step-by-step explanation:

The Magna Carta (1215) was a charter of rights written by a group of Barons of England that were tired of King John’s tyrannic rule. The charter established a more powerful parliament, granted some liberties of free men such as the right to a trial by jury before punishment and reduced the power of King John, whose rule was perceived as abusive especially toward people and in his imposition of high levies, even in the absence of war. Its main purpose was to ensure that the King became subject to the law for the first time in England.