Magna Cart Being Important In Today's Society

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 by King John of England, it limited the power of the king meaning he was no longer above the law and had to follow the law. The citizens also gained some new rights, including, they can’t be charged for any crimes without a form of witness, and no new taxes without discussing with the people about it. The document made a influenced the modern day common law and many constitutional documents, including the United States Constitution.

During the early twentieth century the protection of civil liberties gained importance in the American opinion. In contrast to the many casualties of World War I, the Progressivism faith, that had an active federal government, had taken over the national purpose and deepened the enjoyment of freedom in the hearts of Americans. In the eyes of the Progressives, Prohibition, wartime and postwar repression, and the pro-business policies of the 1920’s were all things of how public power could go awry. This created a new appreciation for civil liberties as an essential factor of American freedom. The 1920’s was the birth of the logical concept of civil liberties and the start of important legal protection of freedom of speech against the U.S. government.

It is also known as a great step toward democratic government. The Magna Carta is known as a feudal contract in the truest since. It plainly describes the relationship between lord and vassal. The Magna Carta talks about how people can only be fined by people of equal stature in the feudal system.

The Magna Carta limited King John's powers and gave more power to the people. People could stand up for what the believed in, weren't randomly imprisoned and had the right to a jury for once. The people stopped King John's abuse of power. The people were courageous and spoke up and created the Magna Carta and without their courage and strength, our government now would not be the same. This created the start of democracy and I do not think this time period gets enough credit for it. Pele overlook all the great accomplishments during this period and look right to the terrible things. I think overall, the successes outweigh the failures

It laid down the foundation for democracy because it was the very beginning of people standing for themselves and what they believe in. The Magna Carta stopped the King from having too much power, and gave the people more power.

Another example is regarding the freedom of assembly and petition. The author explains how as this part of the amendment has been challenged, its meaning has gained influence but also ensured that Americans are still free to go about their normal business and lives. The author’s reasoning and elaboration upon ideas contribute to the overall strength of the argument and relevance of the evidence

Thomas Paine, a revolutionary, intellectual, and supporter of American independence from England published a book titled, “Rights of Man” which deals with the government shielding the natural rights of its people. Initially, the book captures the diverse aspect of this nation, but it fails to reveal the struggles that arise to preserve and adapt to such a society. Paine expresses his optimism towards the supposed perfection of American society, as one “made up...of people from different nations,” with certain expectations. Additionally, the time gap between “Rights of Man” and modern America cannot be neglected. Paine wrote during an era in which “constructing a government on the principles of society and the rights of man” was the essential objective of the country. However, modern-day America experiences opposite ideals and Paine’s theory no longer remains true because of the educational gap between the rich and poor, terrorism, and racial profiling.

In many historical and present instances, expression of individual opinion and rights are often oppressed. Such an idea is present in Sophocles’s Antigone, excerpts from Henry Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” essay, and the article “PRO/CON: Is Snowden a hero or traitor” by Mark Weisbrot and James Carafano. Each piece of literature provides a perspective on the topic of oppression and its effect on the human society. The oppression of others’ rights, opinions, and freedom often negatively affects society and damages the mentality of its people.

The Magna Carta is one of the most revered legal document and has played a critical role in the evolution of the law for the past 800 years. Under the reign of the most reviled monarch in history, King John, the Magna Carta was drafted to hold the King accountable for the many injustices that he committed and to forcibly hold him to the laws of the land. (Mckay) On June 15, 1215 at Runnymede King John was held responsible for the grievances that he committed during his reign and by force, he signed a treaty that would become the inspiration for what has become known as “the due process of law”. (Morris)

Many ideas are important within the American culture, but to the American sense of patriotism, freedom is most fundamental. The idea of freedom is central to the American politics – which is at times referred to as liberty. Since the birth of the nation, freedom has been the vocabulary of the American language and its importance cannot be underestimated. The Declaration of Independence, for instance, ranks liberty as an inalienable right. On the other hand, the Constitution reckons that it purposes to protect civilians’ liberty. The importance of freedom has even stretched further than the political arena and has prompted the birth of civil rights movements and other activist protests. The Cold War and the Civil War were all for the cause of freedom. The importance that Americans attach to freedom can also be demonstrated from the erection of statues, banishment of slavery, use of liberty poles and a right to vote for adults. For many years, women and the African Americans have for a long time fought against denial and infringement of their freedom . However, given the importance that Americans affiliate to freedom in the conceptualization of their country, it has been the subject of modifications over the course of years especially before the Revolutionary War.

Mill wastes no time in articulating the central thesis of On Liberty; he states, "Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign" (69). Mill, then, does not make the individual more important than society, but he separates the individual from society and articulates a realm of existence in which society, or the community, should have no power over the individual. Mill states, "The sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number is self-protection…His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant" (68). Society, therefore, has no right to intervene in the private life of any person, unless they act in such a way that prevents others from enjoying their own rights.

My decision to make my monument on the Magna Carta came from the idea of where did the law even really originate from. Most then not some people will argue that the Magna Carta wasn’t that important know. All though it might not be heard of a lot it's still very important. Example we would never know what king John the 2nd would do with absolute power over the people of England. But before it king John did abuse the power and they didn't want to take another chance. All in all without the Magna Carta humans rights might not be fully secured and the law maybe wouldn't be

law and the attitude of the courts gradually came to be modified. The history of the

This paper is on the Classical School theory that emerged in the eighteenth century; two writes of this period were Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham. Among the major ideas that descend from this theory are the concepts of humans as free-willed, rational beings, utilitarianism (the greatest good for the greatest number), civil rights and due process of law, rules of evidence and testimony, determinate sentencing, and deterrence. The writes during this period examined not only human nature but also social conditions as well. The Classical School, gave us a humanistic conception of how law and criminal justice system should be constructed. Law was to protect the rights of both society and individual, and its chief purpose was to deter criminal behavior, the law emphasized moral responsibility and the duty of citizens to consider full the consequences of behavior before they acted. This thinking required humans possessing free will and a rations nature.

Another relevant role of the medieval period was the development of parliament later in the period. It is of high relevance to society today – as the controlling force of the country arose from the proposed council of 25 (Magna Carta) and developed into the fully fledged House of Commons and Lords that we know today. Magna Carta also played other, hugely influential roles in the world as we know. The first written constitution is very important in America – with the declaration of independence, signed in ... - being based on this very document. However, the Magna Carta was not always this important, as it was annulled by Pope Urban shortly after King John signed it.