How did the signing of the magna carta affect the lives of ordinary townspeople of the 13th century? a) it allowed them the opportunity to run for office and be elected by their peers. b) it limited the power of the king to tax them and granted people jury trials before punishment c) it offered them representation through assemblies of peasants who could advise the king d) it provided the same right to ordinary townspeople as those held by barons, lords, and other wealthy noblemen.

1.3.6 practice: examining the founding principles the declaration of independence we hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal. that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.- that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,- that whenever any form of governments becomes destructive of thee ends, it is right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its power in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness . summary