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By first playing Italy, France and Britain against each other (they were trying to takeover Ethiopia), while this was happening, he built a large arsenal of modern weapons. When Italy advanced into Ethiopia, Menelik II declared war and successfully defeated the Italians and kept Ethiopia independent.
<span>They wanted a strong central government
since they favored more power at the federal (instead of state) level</span>
This is true only free men could vote
The Magna Carta reduced the power of the king because it gave rights to nobles and barons. They were guaranteed trial by jury and taxation was regulated to avoid the king exploiting them and taking more than what is due. This meant that the King could no longer do as he wished.
