Which historical document from 1215 guaranteed rights and created a Great Council that would evolve into Parliament?

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The idea being tested is how Magna Carta limited the king’s powers and set up a council that would grow into Parliament. In 1215, King John agreed to Magna Carta, which established that the king’s authority wasn’t unlimited and that certain liberties must be observed, including due process for free—formal protection against unlawful imprisonment. It also created a Great Council of barons and church leaders to advise the king and approve taxes. That council gradually expanded in later centuries to include more representatives and evolved into Parliament, a body that would come to stand for broader consent and governance beyond the crown. The other documents listed come later and don’t originate in 1215 as the creation of a representative council that would evolve into Parliament.