Which statement best describes the significance of the magna carta? a. it limited the rights of individuals in order to stop abuses of the justice system. b. it set limits on the power of the british monarchy. c. it gave the king legal power to stop the abuses of the corrupt barons. d. it stripped all powers over the courts from the king and gave them to parliament.

The correct answer is B. The Magna Carta set limits on the power of the British monarchy.

Explanation:

The Magna Carta was the most significant influence in the extensive historical process that led to the current constitutional laws. Faced with the serious social and foreign policy problems that England suffered, King John I was forced to accept and sign the document presented by the members of the Anglo-Saxon nobility, who claimed the same rights as the Norman aristocrats. It was elaborated after tense and complicated meetings and, after many fights between the nobles, it would finally be sanctioned by the King in London on June 15, 1215. Its most important consequence was the establishment of limits to the monarchical absolutism prevailing in England until that moment, by guaranteeing certain rights to the nobility.