Question

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

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

It ended a rebellion against King John I.

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

It established that all Englishmen had legal rights.
Monarchs of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries believed in the divine right of kings, which states: (1 point)

The belief that people should rule their own society

The the belief that the Earth is at the center of the universe

The belief that the existence of a divine creator was a known uncertainty

The belief that the power of the Monarch comes from God and is therefore absolute
An absolute monarchy is a system of government where political power and decision making is granted to one individual for their whole lifetime. Constitutional monarchy is different, it is a:(1 point)

system of government in which an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state and shares power with a constitutionally organized government

belief that the power of monarch comes from god

document signed by King John declaring englishmen have rights under the constitutional government

a system of government where the people have all the power
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Answer 1

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

2) The belief that the power of the Monarch comes from God and is therefore absolute.

3) system of government in which an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state and shares power with a constitutionally organized government.