SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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It created a legislature to provide guidance to the monarch
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It stated that the laws applied to the leaders of government and cited the liberties held by the people.
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It declared the king had the power to address all issues that arose.
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It declared that leaders of government would avoid war against all landowners through negotiation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best explains the reason the Magna Carta was significant? It created a legislature to provide guidance to the monarch and check his power.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements most accurately describes the influence of the Magna Carta on government in the United States? Like the nobles in King John’s time, the framers of the Constitution wanted protections against the abuse of government power.
Detailed explanation-4: -It established the right of widows who owned property to choose not to remarry, and established principles of due process and equality before the law. It also contained provisions forbidding bribery and official misconduct.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Magna Carta came to represent the idea that the people can assert their rights against an oppressive ruler and that the power of government can be limited to protect those rights. These concepts were clearly foundational and central to both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.