HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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The king could live by different laws than the commoners.
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Power of the nobles was abolished.
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England became a democracy.
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The king was required to listen to the advice of the nobles.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Among them was the right of the church to be free from governmental interference, the rights of all free citizens to own and inherit property and to be protected from excessive taxes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Magna Carta established the idea of consultative government, an idea that is central to modern democracy. Many of the clauses of the Magna Carta controlled the ways in which the King could raise money. The King agreeing to limits on taxation was a fundamental moment in the development of democracy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The bill outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy. Many experts regard the English Bill of Rights as the primary law that set the stage for a constitutional monarchy in England.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.