The Magna

Question

Carta
+ (1) FIRST, THAT WE HAVE GRANTED TO GOD, and by this present charter have confirmed for us and our heirs in perpetuity, that the English Church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished, and its liberties unimpaired.
TO ALL FREE MEN OF OUR KINGDOM we have also granted, for us and our heirs for ever, all the liberties written out below, to have and to keep for them and their heirs, of us and our heirs:
(2) If any earl, baron, or other person that holds lands directly of the Crown, for military service, shall die, and at his death his heir shall be of full age and owe a
'relief', the heir shall have his inheritance on payment of the ancient scale of
'relief'.
(7) At her husband's death, a widow may have her marriage portion and inheritance at once and without trouble. She shall pay nothing for her dower, marriage portion, or any inheritance that she and her husband held jointly on the day of his death. She may remain in her husband's house for forty days after his death, and within this period her dower shall be assigned to her.
(8) No widow shall be compelled to marry, so long as she wishes to remain without a husband.
(9) Neither we nor our officials will seize any land or rent in payment of a debt, so long as the debtor has movable goods sufficient to discharge the debt.
(20) For a trivial offence, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree of his offence, and for a serious offence correspondingly, but not so heavily as to deprive him of his livelihood.
Use the passages to answer the question. Select Passage 1 and Passage 2.
How is the word law used differently among each text?
(1 point)
Law only applies to the noble class in the Magna Carta, while it applies to those of the National Assembly in the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
Law only applies to property owners in the Magna Carta,
• while it refers to those who pay taxes in the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
Law refers to feudal law in the Magna Carta, while it refers to
• general principles of law in the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
Law refers to religious law in the Magna Carta, while it refers to secular law in the Declaration of the Rights of Man.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Law refers to feudal law in the Magna Carta, while it refers to general principles of law in the Declaration of the Rights of Man.

In the Magna Carta, the legal principles outlined primarily pertain to the rights and privileges of the nobility and the feudal system, such as inheritance rights and widow's rights, which reflect the hierarchical structure of medieval society. In contrast, the Declaration of the Rights of Man emphasizes universal principles of individual rights and liberties applicable to all citizens, regardless of nobility or social class.