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An important effect of the Magna Carta on English government was that it

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Gave more power to the people and protected their rights.

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The most important effect of the Magna Carta was that, for the first time in history, the power of the monarch was limited.

So, the king (John of England and his successors) could not imprizon people without a fair trial and he could not establish new taxes without a consent from the nobles.
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