England marks 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta
June 15, 2015
Q: This week England celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta - the bedrock of Britain's constitutional freedoms and the basis for the U.S. Bill of Rights, the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Where is England?
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Q: The "Great Charter" was ratified by King John of England on June 19, 1215, at Runnymede, about 20 miles west of London, after an uprising by his barons. Runnymede is on which river that also flows through London?
A. Avon
B. Mersey
C. Thames
D. Tweed
Q: The Magna Carta established the principle of due process under law and placed the monarch under the rule of law. What type of government rules England?
A. Absolute monarchy
B. Constitutional monarchy
C. Federal republic
D. Direct democracy
Q: The Magna Carta was finally adopted as English law in 1297, and only four copies of the 1297 version exist. Two of them are outside England – one in Washington, D.C., and the other in the capital of Australia . . .
A. Canberra
B. Perth
C. Melbourne
D. Sydney
Q: Some ideas from the Magna Carta were included in the U.S. Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Where were these amendments approved by Congress in 1789?
A. Washington, D.C.
B. Philadelphia
C. Baltimore
D. New York City
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