Question

Why was the Magna Carta most important to the development of constitutional monarchy?(1 point)
Responses

It ended a rebellion against King John I.
It ended a rebellion against King John I.

It established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law.
It established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law.

It established that all Englishmen had legal rights.
It established that all Englishmen had legal rights.

It created a council of nobles to prevent the monarch from violating rights.

Answer 1

All of the responses listed are correct. The Magna Carta was most important to the development of constitutional monarchy because it established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law, it established that all Englishmen had legal rights, and it created a council of nobles to prevent the monarch from violating rights.