Europe 1650 - 1815 Unit Test

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

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 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 ended a rebellion against King John I.

Answer 1

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