As part of the magna carta, the ming agreed not to raise revenue without the consent of the governed. that is another way of saying

that the rights of the governed have an appeal where the one governing cannot impose a law without the consent of those being ruled.

It helped to prevent tyrants from acting like tyrants.

explanation:

damn girl thats not really your friend then. : /

the hebrew bible is the sacred text of judaism;

the koran is that of islam.

among eastern religions, the sacred scriptures of hinduis are the four vedas and the upanishads, among others.

a main characteristic in these books is that un most of them we find certain "norms" of behavior, as is the case of the bible that has it's commandments. these rules are to regulate the behavior of believers and faithful of their respective faith.

these rules tell us what is right and what is not.