WORLD HISTORY

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

DECLINE OF FEUDALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the Model Parliament do?
A
It took away the monarch’s power to impose taxes and gave that power to the common people.
B
It set up the complex rules and regulations to be followed during each session of Parliament.
C
It established the principle that the common people should have a voice in government.
D
It recognized that the monarch had rights and liberties that the nobles could not violate.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The next time the burgesses were summoned along with the knights of the shire was in 1295. This was to become known as the Model Parliament, because its representation of two knights from each county and two burgesses from each town became normal for (almost) all future Parliaments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Created by Edward I (r. 1272–1307), the Parliament consisted of representatives of the clergy, of the aristocracy, and even of the commoners from the counties (shires) and towns. The intention was to use the parliament in order to impose taxes upon the citizens to fund the military for future wars.

Detailed explanation-3: -Model Parliament, parliament called by King Edward I of England in 1295 that is widely regarded as the first representative parliament.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1295, Parliament evolved to include nobles and bishops as well as two representatives from each of the counties and towns in England and, since 1282, Wales. This became the model for the composition of all future Parliaments.

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