Select all that apply. Which statements about what Magna Carta set out are correct?
It stated that the king himself was bound by certain rules and customs✓Correct answer
It created a democratic system of government for England
It placed limits on taxation levied without the consent of those taxed✓Correct answer
It said that a free man should not be imprisoned without lawful judgement✓Correct answer
It gave the same legal rights to every person living in the kingdom
Explanation
The document worked by naming customs the crown had broken and requiring the ruler to observe them, above all when taking money and when seizing or gaoling men without process. The democratic reading fails because the settlement was made between a king and his leading landholders and left most of the population outside the protections it named.