Question

Select the ideas that were introduced by the Magna Carta.

Trial by jury

Sovereign power to the king

Women's rights

Documentation of peoples' rights

Democratic thought

Answer 1

- Trial by jury — Yes. (Magna Carta protected lawful judgment by peers.)
- Documentation of peoples' rights — Yes. (It recorded limits on royal power and specific liberties.)
- Democratic thought — Yes, in the sense that it promoted the idea that rulers are subject to law and that subjects have rights, which influenced later democratic ideas.

Not introduced by the Magna Carta:
- Sovereign power to the king — No (it limited the king’s power).
- Women's rights — No.