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which of the following documents helped establish the principle that even a monarch should be under the rule of law

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Answer: Magna Carta, or “Great Charter

Background: Originally issued by King John of England (r. 1199–1216) as a practical solution to the political crisis he faced in 1215, Magna Carta established for the first time the principle that everybody, including the king, was subject to the law.
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