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7th grade Magna Carta: when the king had to obey the law worksheet

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Magna Carta: when the king had to obey the law

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Circle the best answer.

1.
In the later chain, the 1297 statute leads to two effects. What are they, Kira asks?
- A new king, and a new capital
- One effect: the US Constitution
- The 1216 reissue, and the 1225 reissue
- Clauses still in force, and the due process words
2.
Milo's friend says the 1297 statute had one effect. Which reply fits the chain?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Not quite: it led to two effects
- Agree: one cause, one effect
- Disagree: it changed nothing
- Agree: its effect was the 1216 reissue
3.
In which years was Magna Carta reissued, Noah asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 1791
- 1297 and 1354 as later statutes
- 1216, 1217 and 1225
- 1066 and 1100
4.
Which words did the 1354 statute bring in, Pia asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Due process of law
- Ancient liberties and free customs
- Supreme law of the land
- Great Charter
5.
How many copies of the original charter survive, Ren asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Three
- Twenty-five
- Four
- One
6.
The note says the 1215 charter was about the king and the barons. Which claim is careful, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- In 1215 it mainly protected barons
- In 1215 it ended the rule of kings in England
- In 1215 it gave equal rights to the whole population
- It had nothing to do with barons
7.
Most historians say the "rights for everyone" idea came centuries later. What should Zee's report say?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The charter was written in 1791
- Historians say it did not matter
- The 1215 barons wrote rights for each person
- Later people read wider rights into it
8.
Ari's report says, "The original charter is still the law today." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Leave it: the original is in force
- Change "law" to "tax"
- Change it: three clauses survive, in the 1297 version
- Change "today" to "1791"
9.
Bo's note says, "The words due process of law were first written in 1215." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Leave it: the date is right for the phrase in the charter
- Change "due process" to "Great Charter"
- Change it: they came in a statute of 1354
- Change "law" to "tax"
10.
Esme's note says, "The Fifth Amendment came before Magna Carta." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Change it: Magna Carta came first and influenced it
- Change "Fifth" to "First"
- Leave it: the amendment is older
- Change "Amendment" to "Charter"

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Magna Carta: when the king had to obey the law. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can explain how heavy taxes and an unpopular king led the barons to press John into sealing Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215.
I can read chapters 40 and 13 in a 1914 translation, say what they promise and who "we" is, and tell a quotation from a summary.
I can follow Magna Carta from its reissues and the 1297 statute to due process and the US Constitution's Fifth Amendment, and say carefully what it did and did not do in 1215.

Standard: D2.Civ.3.6-8

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