America, it goes back to the colonial times. Sure colonist had the experience of living under a strict monarchy in England, but this was America and it was time for a change. It was around 1215 that the Magna Carta and it’s sixty something clauses came along. The special thing about the Magna Carta was that, for the first time, even the king had to obey the law. Though it was made in Britain, it served as a framework the Bill of Rights which followed. The Bill of Rights were and still are the first
The key principles of the Magna Carta are evident in today’s society and are the basis for the rule of law. The rule of law, is defined as, “the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.” The principles of the Magna Carta that enforce the rule of law are the right to a trial by jury, habeas corpus, nobody is above the law, and women’s rights. It provided the foundation to human rights laws that are set in the Canadian Charter of Rights
McMillen Term Paper Student Athena Savelly DUE: Feb 2, 2018 Historical Conquests and Freeborn Englishmen Introduction The discovery of America has been of the most important historical factors. In this case, analysis of the primary source “Columbus's Description of the Discovery of America (1492)” denotes clearly that Christopher Columbus was an iconic figure in the discovery of the nation. Columbus was an explorer, and along with his crew, they discovered America. On the other hand, Magna Carta is a historical