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

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It established that all Englishmen had legal rights

It ended a rebellion against King John I.

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.

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

This limitation on royal power (the rule of law) is the key foundation for a constitutional monarchy.