WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the Magna Carta help protect?
A
Individual rights
B
the rights of communist governments
C
the power of the goverment
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

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: -Magna Carta This document guarantees Barons their ancient rights: 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Magna Carta was written by a group of 13th-century barons to protect their rights and property against a tyrannical king. It is concerned with many practical matters and specific grievances relevant to the feudal system under which they lived.

Detailed explanation-4: -Part III of the Constitution is described as the Magna Carta of India. It contains a very long and comprehensive list of ‘justiciable’ fundamental rights. In fact, the Fundamental Rights in our constitution are more elaborate than those found in the Constitution of any other country in the world, including the USA.

Detailed explanation-5: -Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 The UNDHR is a treaty that preserves peoples’ peace and freedom and is considered the Magna Carta of our age. It was the first declaration that recognised the fundamental rights and values of all people, everywhere.

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