UK Government, the Law and Your Role
What is the "Magna Carta"'s significance to modern democracy?
AIt established the current two-chamber parliamentary system
BAn early document establishing that the king was subject to the law ✓
CIt created the first democratic elections in medieval England
DIt established equal rights for all of the king's subjects
Explanation
Signed in 1215, Magna Carta was one of the first documents to establish that even the king was subject to the law. It planted the seeds of constitutional government and is seen as a cornerstone of democracy.
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