Magna Carta

What is Magna Carta?

• a document

• a queen

• a book

• a pop band

Answer explanation

Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself.

How Magna Carta is also called?

• The Great Power

• The Great Gatsby

• The Great Charter

• The Great Document

Magna Carta was written in...(year)

Who sealed the document?

• King Julien

• King William

• King Arthur

• King John

Answer explanation

On June 15, 1215, in a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. Confronted by 40 rebellious barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war.

Main demands in Magna Carta are... (only 3)

• providing for a free church

• the monarch having absolute power

• controlling the behavior of royal officials

• no one can inherit property

• reforming law and justice

Answer explanation

This document guarantees Barons their ancient rights:

• No new taxes unless a common counsel agrees

• All free men have the right to justice and a fair trial with a jury

• The Monarch doesn’t have absolute power. The Law is above all men and applies to everyone equally

• All free citizens can own and inherit property

• Widows who own property don’t have to remarry

The authors of Magna Carta are...

• John (King of England) his barons, Stephen Langton (Archbishop of Canterbury)

• Isabella of Angoulême (King John's second wife), the Priest from their church, King John's knights

• Henry the Young King (King John's brother), the people, the church

Magna Carta was sealed by King John...

• on the toilet

• on the bed

• at the castle

• in a field

Answer explanation

The first version of it was issued in 1215 at Runnymede, an otherwise obscure field lying next to the Thames in Berkshire between Windsor and Staines. Charters granting rights and liberties to individuals and groups were issued by lords throughout society, including the king.

This system was used to run life in England during the Middle Ages.

• Communism
• Feudalism
• Institutionalism
• Marxism

The Magna Carta was signed by the King and the _________.

• Barons
• Queen
• Prince
• Commoners

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King
• Limited the power of the King
• Got rid of the Feudal System in England
• Gave more power to the Common People