WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why is the Magna Carta important today?
A
It’s a historical document, and all historical documents are important.
B
It was signed by the only king named John.
C
It inspired some of the laws we use in the USA.
D
It showed the king who’s the boss of the country.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Magna Carta created a legal system by which the king had to abide, instilling protections for the clergy and nobility. The Magna Carta was the basis for English common law, and thereby indirectly also had influence on American law.

Detailed explanation-2: -By ensuring that all men were considered equal in the eyes of the law, that all men had the right to swift justice, and that all men were entitled to a fair trial before imprisonment; Magna Carta laid the foundation both for what would later be accepted as the roots of the British legal system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Clauses of Magna Carta There are clauses on the granting of taxes, towns and trade, the extent and regulation of the royal forest, debt, the Church and the restoration of peace. Only four of the 63 clauses in Magna Carta are still valid today-1 (part), 13, 39 and 40.

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