Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Which historic English document, signed in 1215, is considered a foundational source of Canadian law and the concept of limiting government power?
- ○The Bill of Rights 1689
- ✓Magna Carta
- ○The Act of Settlement
- ○The Habeas Corpus Act
Correct answer
Magna Carta
Magna Carta (1215) established that the power of the king was not absolute and is regarded as one of the earliest sources of the legal traditions inherited by Canada.
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