Review #1- Enlightenment/Magna Carta

Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?

• to increase the power of the monarchy
• to end taxation in England
• to force the monarchy to give up power
• to weaken the power of nobles

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Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?

• to increase the power of the monarchy
• to end taxation in England
• to force the monarchy to give up power
• to weaken the power of nobles

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Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?

• It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
• It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
• It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
• It determined England's physical boundaries

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The Magna Carta of 1215 started the path to which form of government in modern day England?

• communism
• absolute monarchy
• oligarchy
• parliamentary democracy

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The Magna Carta of 1215 started the path to which form of government in modern day England?

• communism
• absolute monarchy
• oligarchy
• parliamentary democracy

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This was a key idea in the Magna Carta meaning that people could not be held indefinitely without trial

• Habeus Corpus

• Democracy

• Parliament

• Clergy

The highest law in a country that organizes and sets the rules for the government is a

• constitution

• monarch

• permission

• parliament

What were two effects on the king because of the Magna Carta?

• It gave him more power and made him subject to laws

• It limited his power and allowed him to not care about the laws

• It gave him more power and and allowed him not to care about the laws

• It limited his power and made him subject to laws

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege
• money and fame
• good looks and charm
• reason and logic

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Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire