Magna Carta

Magna Carta means

• The Great Charter

• Great Rights

• The Great King

• Power of the people

The Magna Carta protected property.

• True

• False

If the Magna Carta gave some protection to the English, it would also _________. (Choose All That Apply):

• Give power to elected officials to protect the rights of the English

• Limit the power of the King

• Create a legislative body for elected officials to serve

• Allow elected noblemen & church officials to make decisions for the English people

If the Magna Carta was a symbol for something, it would be _____. (Choose All That Apply)

• The King is not above the law

• The English people do have rights

• The King has absolute power

• All of These

Document signed in 1215 that limited the English monarch to the laws of the land

• Gettysburg Address

• Spanish Armada

• Magna Carta

• Pax Romana

What year was the Magna Carta originally issued?

• 1215

• 1305

• 1453

• 1066

What document limited royal power and established the rights of English citizens?

• The constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The Bible

Key ideas in the Magna Carta

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Equality of Man

• Trial by Jury, Due Process and right to justice

Who was the King of England when the Magna Carta was issued?

• King Henry VIII

• King Edward I

• King John

• King Richard I

Where was the Magna Carta sealed?

• London

• Runnymede

• Oxford

• Canterbury