The Magna Carta And The Declaration Of Independence

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The Magna Carta written in 1215 was the first document that gave people basic rights, rule of law, due process, property rights and many rights that we have and take for granted in today's day and age. As free people in America we have these rights. And we all have heard the saying the rights to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as written in The Declaration of Independents. Yet we do not all know the history behind the those powerful words that we live by. Those words were and are used to help give us basic rights.
The Declaration of Independence is what we use to keep us on the right track keeping us from becoming a tyrant. The Magna Carta contained sixty-three articles covering many topics such as the rights and liberties of the