Question

Which statement best describes the significance of the Magna Carta?

A. It limited the rights of individuals in order to stop abuses of the justice system.
B. It set limits on the power of the British monarchy.
C. It gave the king legal power to stop the abuses of the corrupt barons.
D. It stripped all powers over the courts from the king and gave them to Parliament.

Answer 1

B. It set limits on the power of the British monarchy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Magna Carta is a decree of rights obtained by the nobility and agreed by the king John of England in 1215. But the process has gown through many ups and downs. It has promised some rights to nobility and limit feudal dues to the crown. Thus the English people have considered it to be an old institution which protect the rights of citizen.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. The Magna Carta set limits on the power of the British monarchy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Magna Carta was the most significant influence in the extensive historical process that led to the current constitutional laws. Faced with the serious social and foreign policy problems that England suffered, King John I was forced to accept and sign the document presented by the members of the Anglo-Saxon nobility, who claimed the same rights as the Norman aristocrats. It was elaborated after tense and complicated meetings and, after many fights between the nobles, it would finally be sanctioned by the King in London on June 15, 1215. Its most important consequence was the establishment of limits to the monarchical absolutism prevailing in England until that moment, by guaranteeing certain rights to the nobility.