The Great Council that advised the monarch after underwent a transformative change during the century. While King John’s sealing of the Magna Carta had limited royal power and established the principle that the king must consult his subjects, it was the later evolution of this assembly that defined the structure of the English system of government. What was the specific structural outcome of this evolution by the middle of the s?
- The assembly began to sit as two separate groups, known as the House of Lords and the House of Commons.Cevap
- BThe document immediately established a system of universal suffrage, granting all adult citizens the right to vote for representatives by .
- CThe Parliament was restricted to a single chamber of bishops and knights, reverting to the advisory style used after the Norman Conquest of .
- DThe King successfully abolished the assembly in , reclaiming the absolute right to collect taxes without any further consultation with the nobility.
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By the middle of the century, the English Parliament had developed into two distinct houses: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
The correct answer accurately reflects that during the century, the English Parliament developed its bicameral structure. The House of Lords consisted of the nobility and senior clergy, while the House of Commons consisted of the knights and representatives from towns (burgesses).
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The transition from the Great Council to a bicameral Parliament (Lords and Commons).