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US Government Lesson Activity

Development of US Democracy: Government Through the Middle Ages

This activity will help you meet these educational goals:  Inquiry Skills—You will apply disciplinary concepts and tools, evaluate and use evidence, develop explanations and make persuasive arguments in support of your conclusions, and communicate your conclusions.  21st Century Skills—You will use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and communicate effectively.

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Activity The Magna Carta is a medieval English document that restrained the powers of the king. It was the first document in which explicit rights of the individual were guaranteed in writing. Read this Knowledge Article, taking notes as you read, and then answer the questions that follow. Be sure to include details from the text in your responses.

a. According to the article, how did the Magna Carta restrict the power of the king? What benefit did the nobles receive from restricting the king?

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b. Which part of English society was completely exempted from restrictions under the Magna Carta?

c. Which powers were left to the king? What was important about the powers that remained with the king?

d. Explain how clause 39 of the Magna Carta was influential to the American Revolution.

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