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Question: How did the Magna Carta influence the formation of the U!.S!. Constitution!?
How did the Magna Carta influence the formation of the U!.S!. Constitution!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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The most clear and perfect poof of this influence is written in our Bill of Rights!. The fifth amendment guarantees:
No person shall!.!.!.be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law!.
Written 575 years earlier, Magna Carta declares:
No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned,!.!.!.or in any other way destroyed!.!.!.except by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land!. To no one will we sell, to none will we deny or delay, right or justice!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

the magna carta is 500 years older than the USA, just seen the comment below, so where does Guantanamo bay fit into the bill of rights and the constitution rubbish!?Www@QuestionHome@Com