WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What was one key result of the signing of the Magna Carta? Monarchs could not take away anyone’s rights and liberties. Edward I called together a governing body called the Model Parliament; gave commoners a voice in government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among the main grievances against the king was that he demanded too much money from the people in taxes. The barons were also aware of the king’s waning power. After John waged a disastrous war in France, the barons swore to compel him to respect the rights of his subjects.

Detailed explanation-4: -Magna Carta, or “Great Charter, ” signed by the King of England in 1215, was a turning point in human rights. The Magna Carta, or “Great Charter, ” was arguably the most significant early influence on the extensive historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law today in the English-speaking world.

Detailed explanation-5: -“None of the promises he offered in Magna Carta would have been kept. England would have been set on the road to absolutism, deprived of all protection by written law or constitutional precedent.