Question

no freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or deprived wrongfully or exiled or in any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land. to no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay, right or justice. read the passage from \magna carta and its american legacy.\ then answer the question what did the nobles hope to accomplish by having king john sign the magna carta? to allow the king to have more power and keep the government strong to increase the kings power to use his lawful judgment to prevent the king from having the power to abuse rights and inflict injustices to force the king to occupy land and keep the interests of england safe

Explanation:

The passage from Magna Carta emphasizes that no freeman should be wrongly treated except by lawful judgment and that rights and justice should not be sold, refused, or delayed. This indicates a focus on limiting arbitrary power.

• Option 1: Allowing the king more power contradicts the text's intent of restricting actions (e.g., “no freeman...wrongfully...except by lawful judgment”).
• Option 2: Increasing the king’s power goes against the idea of checks (e.g., “to no one will we sell...right or justice” implies equal access, not more royal power).
• Option 3: The text’s provisions (like limiting how a freeman can be treated and ensuring justice is not denied) align with preventing kingly abuse of rights.
• Option 4: There is no mention of forcing the king to occupy land in the passage.

Answer:

to prevent the king from having the power to abuse rights and inflict injustices