The Magna Carta is a historical document very important to the history of Great Britain. According to Magna Carta an Introduction, Magna Carta means the Great Charter (Magna Carta an Introduction). Magna Carta has come to represent human rights worldwide. The Magna Carta was the first document to challenge the authority of the king ( Whipps, 2012). The Declaration of Independence did the same thing, it challenged the king’s authority. The Magna Carta has been the structure of many important documents and ideas. The Magna Carta was the foundation of the US government, laws, and human rights today.
Back in Medieval times there was a policy called Feudalism. Feudalism was the basis of how all land was managed in England. It basically gave
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They both declare that they should have more rights. They both fight injustice and they have the same idea of freedom. Both James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, writers of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution read the Magna Carta( Magna Carta and its American Legacy). "No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned, disseised, outlawed, banished, or in any way destroyed, nor will We proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land." This is the clause from the Magna Carta which was incorporated within the fifth amendment of the US Constitution which is : "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury... nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
The U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights were all based off the Magna Carta. Our liberties and rights would not be the same without the Magna Carta and the barons who made it. Today the Magna Carta is still a symbol of human rights and liberties worldwide. The Magna Carta now sits in the U.S. archives so it and its legacy can be remembered for years to