Question

Select the ideas that were introduced by the Magna Carta.

Sovereign power to the king

Democratic thought

Women's rights

Documentation of peoples' rights

Trial by jury

Answer 1

Selected:
- Democratic thought — introduced ideas limiting royal authority and that rulers are subject to law, a root of later democratic ideas.
- Documentation of peoples' rights — it recorded specific liberties and obligations (a charter of rights).
- Trial by jury — it guaranteed lawful judgment by peers/ lawful process (early protection of trial by jury).

Not introduced:
- Sovereign power to the king (it did the opposite — limited the king),
- Women's rights (no provisions for women).