Europe / 7.12. Feudal Europe Unit Test +
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(55) All fines that have been given to us unjustly and against the law of the land... shall be entirely
remitted (given back] or the matter decided by a majority judgment of the twenty-five barons together
with [the] archbishop...
--Magna Carta, 1215
Why did the authors of the Magna Carta include this text?
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A. They wanted to limit the church's authority to fine people.
B. They wanted to limit the power of the king to fine people unjustly.
C. They wanted to establish their own power to issue fines.
D. They wanted to give the archbishop power over the king to collect fines.