Question

Question
Which of the following statements best describes the development of England as a nation-state?(1 point)
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After William the Conqueror became king of England, he passed the Magna Carta, which created Parliament.
After William the Conqueror became king of England, he passed the Magna Carta, which created Parliament.

When Parliament was established by the Romans, the idea of rule by legal precedent began in England. Over time, Parliament lost power and the king became the absolute power in England, which continues today.
When Parliament was established by the Romans, the idea of rule by legal precedent began in England. Over time, Parliament lost power and the king became the absolute power in England, which continues today.

As the need for protection gradually decreased, feudalism was replaced by monarchs who ruled by laws and legal precedent. Eventually, Parliament became more powerful than the monarch.
As the need for protection gradually decreased, feudalism was replaced by monarchs who ruled by laws and legal precedent. Eventually, Parliament became more powerful than the monarch.

After William the Conqueror became king of England, he enacted the Doomsday Book and other legal precents that established that Parliament and the monarch would rule England as equal powers.

Answer 1

"As the need for protection gradually decreased, feudalism was replaced by monarchs who ruled by laws and legal precedent. Eventually, Parliament became more powerful than the monarch."

This is correct because feudal power declined, royal authority centralized and developed common law and legal institutions (e.g., Magna Carta, common law), and over centuries Parliament gained supremacy (especially after events like the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution).