Leptis Magna

documents to democracies today, the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta is a document that challenged the authority of the king, forcing him to the rule of the law and protecting his people from abuse. With all that being said it is hard to argue that the Magna Carta is not one of the most important political documents of known history in England that also influenced the United States and other democracies. Firstly, the magna carta greatly impacted England’s democracy. The Magna Carta forced the King to follow

na Carta Charter The Magna Carta charter has been credited as one of England’s earliest attempts at a semi-democratic community following the dissipation of the Athenian democracy and the Roman Republic, among others. The charter was drafted at Runnymede on 15 June 1215 in an attempt to address long overdue socio-economic and political problems that had plagued the region over a 500-year period. Despite the long-standing history associated with the charter’s spirit, some of the key reasons for its

The Magna Carta, alike to the bill of rights and the constitution, gave power to the people and listed their rights. This introduced the first parliament, and could be thought of as the beginning of democracy. Feudalism in Japan was like to Europe's but there

“No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any way”. If this sounds familiar, it's because it is a law developed in the Magna Carta that is now seen in the U.S. Constitution. King John was the ruler of England during the 13th century. While he was ruler, he lost many battles, which caused England to lose the territory of France. Since he kept losing these expensive battles to France, King John decided

The Fifth Amendment says to the federal government that no one shall be “deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." Due process is one of many protections the Bill of Rights gives citizens against the government, and being a ‘process’ the term suggests a procedure in its method of protection. “The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, uses the same eleven words, called the Due Process Clause, to describe a legal obligation of all states. These words have as their central

This Amendment was passed by Congress on September 25, 1789 and was ratified by the states December 15, 1789. It is a part of the Bill of Rights, the first Ten Amendments of the Constitution. The Fifth Amendment has five sections or clauses. Clause number one – The right to a Grand Jury Hearing. The Grand Jury decides whether to indict a person. This is not a trial. The exception to this clause is, land or naval forces in service during time of war or public danger. Article 1 Section 8 gives the

Magna Carta “Magna Carta (the great charter) is not primarily significant for what is was, but rather for what it was made to be” Erwin Griswold, Dean of the Harvard Law School stated. The Magna Carta is the most important document in the English-speaking world. It was made because, in the 1200’s in England, there was a king called king john who was greedy and bad to his people. The barons (lords) had enough of king john’s acts and wrote the Magna Carta. They made the king

everybody in England would have certain rights, that the King couldn't take away from them any longer. The Magna Carta demanded that even the King needed to follow the law. The Magna Carta exclusively guaranteed the rights of rich men. However, progressively even poor peasants requested and got these rights as well. American colonist used the Magna Carta as an inspiration for the Constitution. The Magna Carta has a large impact of how America’s government is set up, from the idea of Rule, and Due Process

The Rochester Castle Under Siege in 1215 When king John first became king in 1199 he owned nearly as much land in France as he did in England. By 1204 john had lost much of his French territory, including Normandy. This was partly the fault of Richard the lionheart, who was the king before John. Richard had made his nobles in France angry because he took so much money from them and many of them were tired of being ruled by an English king. Some of these nobles thought

their natural rights. The Magna Carta became known as one of the first documents to ever degrade the power of a king. Following the Magna Carta came the Petition of Rights, this to limited the strength of the king. Succeeding the Petition of Rights, came the founding of the Bill of Rights. Without boundaries a ruler will abuse his power over the people. Therefore in order for a ruler to lead a democratic government he must have boundaries and regulations to abide by. The Magna Carta became the