Question

Select the ideas that were introduced by the Magna Carta.

Women's rights

Documentation of peoples' rights

Sovereign power to the king

Trial by jury

Democratic thought

Answer 1

Correct selections:
- Documentation of peoples' rights — the Magna Carta was a written charter recording and limiting the king’s powers and listing protections for subjects.
- Trial by jury — clauses guaranteeing “lawful judgment of his peers” are the origin of the jury and due-process principles.
- Democratic thought — although not a democratic document itself, the Magna Carta introduced ideas (rule of law, limits on monarchy, consent for taxation) that helped inspire later democratic and constitutional thinking.

Not introduced by the Magna Carta:
- Women’s rights — it did not grant or advance specific rights for women.
- Sovereign power to the king — the Magna Carta did the opposite, placing limits on the king’s authority.