Question

Why was the Magna Carta most important to the development of constitutional monarchy?

a. It ended a rebellion against King John I.
b. it created a council of nobles to prevent the monarch from violating rights.
c. it established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law.
d. it established that all Englishmen had legal rights.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C.

The Magna Carta established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law.

This principle was significant in the development of constitutional monarchy because it limited the powers of the monarch and laid the foundation for a system in which the ruler's authority was subject to legal constraints.