Magna Carta

Why did nobles make King John sign the Magna Carta?

• they wanted to give the king unlimited power.

• they wanted to separate the church and state.

• they wanted to replace him with a different ruler

• they wanted to limit the king's power.

What style of government existed in England prior to the Magna Carta?

• direct democracy

• theocracy

• absolute monarchy

• constitutional monarcy

Which English King did the nobles force to sign the Magna Carta?

• King John

• King Henry VIII

• Charlemange

• William the Conqueror

To whom did the Magna Carta originally give rights?

• lords

• kings

• daimyo

• peasants

What was the first democratic, legislative body in modern Europe?

• Rome's representative democracy

• Greece's direct democracy

• France's feudal system

• England's Parliament (Great Council)

All of the following are rights protected in the Magna Carta except which one?

• the right to trial by jury

• the right to representative government

• the right to rule of law

• the right to a free education