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 monarchy

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

• King John

• King Henry VIII

• Charlemagne

• William the Conqueror

To whom did the Magna Carta originally give rights?

• lords

• kings

• daimyos

• 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 the 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

Which principle of the Magna Carta is included in our U.S. government?

• Sharia Law

• Natural Law

• Absolute Monarchy

• Representative assemblies

What document is considered one of history's most important democratic documents?

• the Magna Carta

• the Reconquista

• the Book of Kells

• the Spanish Inquisition

By weakening the power of the king, the Magna Carta led to the end of which of the following?

• parliament

• religious orders

• feudalism

• Hundred Years War

Initially, who did the Magna Carta most impact? (ALL THAT APPLY)

• nobles

• king

• common people

• everyone