The relationship of King John and his nobility was not good at all, the king was very unpopular among the barons. There were constant troubles between them, because the king restricted their rights by their own arbitrariness. In order to establish a kind of peace between the king and rebellious barons, Archbishop of Canterbury has drawn up a charter of rights under the name Magna Carta. Magna Carta was signed by King John in 1215. and it was the first document that imposed the legal frameworks for royal power. According to Clause 61 of this Charter, a 25 baron committee would be able to reject the Royal Decree. This would result in the protection of church rights, protecting the barons against unlawful imprisonment, quick justice, and limiting feudal taxes.
According to the law, this document forced King John to accept the rights of the nobility and the limitations of his royal power. In reality, none of the parties have literally adhered to the charter.
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On October 28, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, the popular name for the National Prohibition Act, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto. The act established the legal definition of intoxicating liquors as well as penalties for producing them.
The three reasons why Reconstruction failed to live up to its potential are:
1. There was a lack of unity in national government. This is because, Reconstruction happened after Americans' Civil War and some of the people in the government didn't like the idea of establishing this which caused the failures of bring the South America into the country, revive the economy and rebuild the broken landscape.
2. Not enough of the freedmen wanted to become free. Although Reconstruction wanted to infuse the freed slaves into the society, it did not successfully established. This was due to the rise of American organizations that made them feel insecure.
3. America could not overcome the issue of racism.
