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The Magna Carta: A King Agrees to Follow the Law

History · Medieval Times · ages 9-11

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Which principle became associated with Magna Carta?
- Rulers must follow the law
- War frees kings from laws
- Rulers need obey the law only when barons agree
Which problem helped cause many barons to oppose King John?
- The barons' capture of London
- Heavy payments and broken promises
- Revised charters issued by later kings
King John sealed Magna Carta in 1215.
Circle one: True False
Under Magna Carta's promise about free men, could the king imprison a free man just because he wanted to?
- No. Imprisonment needed a legal basis
- Yes. The king's wish was enough
- Yes. The promise covered loss of land, not imprisonment
In the lesson's simplified power model, where did the barons stand?
- Above the king, with knights and peasants below
- Below the peasants, with the king and knights above
- Below the king, with knights and peasants below
Magna Carta gave everyone in England the right to vote.
Circle one: True False
A classmate says, 'The 1215 agreement broke down, so Magna Carta had no later influence.' Which detail directly challenges the claim about later influence?
- John agreed under pressure from nobles in 1215
- The royal seal was attached to the agreement in 1215
- Later people used it to argue for legal rights
A museum label says Magna Carta's promise about free men gave every peasant equal legal protection. Which detail directly challenges the label?
- The agreement received the royal seal
- Many peasants were unfree, outside this promise
- Later kings issued revised versions of the charter

Answer key

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Rulers must follow the law · Later people used Magna Carta to argue that rulers must follow the law. This principle does not excuse kings during war or depend on the barons' agreement.
Heavy payments and broken promises · Heavy payments and broken promises helped cause opposition. Taking London was part of the rebellion, and revised charters came later.
True · John agreed to Magna Carta at Runnymede in June 1215, and the document received the royal seal.
No. Imprisonment needed a legal basis · The promise covered imprisonment and required lawful judgment of peers or the law of the land. The king's wish alone was not enough.
Below the king, with knights and peasants below · The simplified model places barons below the king and above knights and peasants.
False · Magna Carta did not give everyone voting rights. Legal limits on a ruler and voting rights are different things.
Later people used it to argue for legal rights · Later people used revised versions of Magna Carta to argue for legal rights and limits on government. That is evidence of influence after 1215.
Many peasants were unfree, outside this promise · The promise concerned free men. Many peasants were unfree, so the label extends this promise to people it did not cover.