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Which statements describing the Magna Carta are accurate?

Choose all (2) answers that are correct.

A. It granted English nobles the authority to elect the king.

B. It gave the Church of England the right to choose its own bishops.

C. It was an important step toward the idea of constitutional government.

D. It forced King John to abdicate the throne and live in exile in Ireland

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B & C would be the correct answer because the magma carta was all about trial by jury and no taxation without representation. A would be incorrect because the colonist or English bill men where never allowed to select a king not even today and D just doesn’t make any sense.
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Answer: The answers are that the Magna Carta was an important step toward the idea of constitutional government and it gave the Church of England the right to choose its won bishops

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