HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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separation of powers
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no taxation without representation
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rule of law
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a system of checks and balances
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Magna Carta, which was signed in 1215, laid the foundation for the norms we know today in modern countries. People at the time proclaimed that the king’s and nobles’ rights must be reduced, and this was the first step toward what we now call democracy".
Detailed explanation-2: -King John met the barons on June 15, 1215 at Runnymede, a neutral site just west of London. Here the barons demanded that King John sign a document called the Magna Carta guaranteeing them certain rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1215, after King John of England violated a number of ancient laws and customs by which England had been governed, his subjects forced him to sign the Magna Carta, which enumerates what later came to be thought of as human rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -He faced wars with France, a shortage of money and clashes with powerful English barons . The barons became increasingly angry with John and eventually forced him to agree to changes in how England worked, written down in the Magna Carta.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Magna Carta was signed by King John in June 1215 and was the first document to impose legal limits on the king’s personal powers. Clause 61 stated that a committee of twenty five barons could meet and overrule the will of the king-a serious challenge to John’s authority as ruling monarch.