Question

Use the timeline of key elements of the Constitution of the United Kingdom, an uncodified collection of written and urnwritten principles and rules, to answer the question

Constitution of the United Kingdom

Magna Cara

Declares the monarch is Protects barons against abure by the monar al tee people

Habeas Corpus Act Stengthens the fight of habeas corpus

1428

Increase the power of the House of Commons miative to the House of Lords

1215

Parliament Acts

1589

1911 1945

Petition of Right and expands prolectors in Magna Carta

Canties line of succession and Inits the powers of the monarch

Establishes the nights of Parlament Estubithet individual rights of the people

The timeline illustrates the trend toward

A distributing the power of the state to the people.

Bchtablishing socialist economic systems.

C. increasing the power of the state over the people.

D. asserting church control of political systems.

Answer 1

The timeline of key elements of the Constitution of the United Kingdom shows a trend towards establishing individual rights of the people and distributing the power of the state to the people. The Magna Carta in 1215 initiated the protection of barons against abuse by the monarchy and declared the monarch's duty to protect the people. The Habeas Corpus Act strengthened the right to habeas corpus, which protects individuals from unlawful detention. The Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 limited the powers of the House of Lords, increasing the power of the House of Commons, and established the rights of Parliament. The Petition of Rights expanded protections outlined in the Magna Carta, and the Bill of Rights established the rights of individuals and limited the powers of the monarch. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.