Question

Why was the Magna Carta most important to the development of constitutional monarchy?(1 point)
Responses

It established that all Englishmen had legal rights.
It established that all Englishmen had legal rights.

It created a council of nobles to prevent the monarch from violating rights.
It created a council of nobles to prevent the monarch from violating rights.

It established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law.
It established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law.

It ended a rebellion against King John I.

Answer 1

It established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law.

Briefly: The Magna Carta limited the king’s power and set the idea that rulers must obey the law, a foundation for constitutional monarchy.