Gila trout, native only to headwater streams that vein over the Mogollon Rim of New Mexico and Arizona, have expressed in their genetic makeup a mapping of how to survive in the vestiges of what surely was a large and contiguous range.
The Magna Carta was a significant influence on the long  historical process that has resulted in the rule of constitutional  law today.    The Magna Carta came about because King John (who only became king  in 1199 when his brother King Richard I died) had a reputation for  being tyrannical. His reign was marred by continuous war losses,  beginning with the loss of Normandy to Philippe Auguste of France  and ending with England torn by civil war.
Which best describes the significance of the Magna Carta as a precursor for modern democracy? The Magna Carta established the first legislative body in Europe. The Magna Carta began to make the ruler responsible under the law. The Magna Carta freed the English peasant class from arbitrary punishment. The Magna Carta gave the lords of England authority over each other. A: The Magna Carta began to make the ruler responsible under the law : best describes the significance of the Magna Carta as a precursor for modern democracy.