Magna Carta
This document was signed in 1215.
→ What is the Magna Carta?
This group helped make laws and approve taxes.
→ What is Parliament?
This protects people from illegal imprisonment.
→ What is habeas corpus?
A system where the king has total power.
→ What is absolute monarchy?
The U.S. version of Parliament.
→ What is Congress?
The group of nobles who forced King John to sign it.
→ Who are the barons?
Parliament is an early example of this type of government.
→ What is representative government?
Habeas corpus supports this idea of fair legal procedures.
→ What is due process?
The idea that government power is limited by law.
→ What is constitutionalism?
The U.S. court system reflects this medieval English idea.
→ What is an independent judiciary?
The Magna Carta established this important principle: even the king must follow the law.
→ What is Rule of Law?
The king needed Parliament’s approval for this.
→ What are taxes?
Before habeas corpus, the king could do this without reason.
→ What is jail people?
The branch of government that interprets laws.
→ What is the judiciary?
The U.S. Constitution reflects ideas from this 1215 document.
→ What is the Magna Carta?
The Magna Carta limited the king’s power to do this without approval.
→ What is raise taxes?
Parliament limited the king by sharing this.
→ What is power?
Habeas corpus requires a person to be brought before this.
→ What is a court or judge?
Law based on past court decisions.
→ What is common law?
This modern principle says everyone must follow the law.
→ What is Rule of Law?
Explain why the Magna Carta is considered a foundation of democracy.
→ (Students must mention limiting royal power and rule of law.)
How did Parliament help move England away from absolute monarchy?
→ (Students explain shared decision-making.)
Explain why habeas corpus is important in modern democracies.
→ (Students connect to fair trials and rights.)
Describe how power shifted in England from 1100 to 1300.
→ (Students must mention Magna Carta and Parliament.)
Give one example of how medieval English legal practices influence modern democracy.
→ (Open response — must connect past to present.)