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This 3 page paper discusses two provisions of the Magna Carta that have become part of the U.S. Constitution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Magna Carta that have counterparts in the U.S. Constitution. Discussion In 1215, his barons demanded that King John of England create handwritten, parchment copies of the Magna Carta, put his
seal on it, and have it read in public throughout the land (The Magna Carta). By creating the document and having it publicly read, "King John placed himself and Englands
future sovereigns and magistrates within the rule of law" (The Magna Carta). As might be expected for a document this old, much of it seems puzzling today because it only
makes sense in the context of a feudal society (Davis, 1989). In this society, "the kings barons held their lands `in fee (feudum) from the king, for an oath to
him of loyalty and obedience," including the obligation to provide him with a "fixed number of knights" whenever he saw fit to call them to military service (Davis, 1989). At
first, "the barons provided the knights by dividing their estates ... into smaller parcels described as `knights fees, which they distributed to tenants able to serve as knights" (Davis, 1989).
But by the time King John took the throne, such service could be avoided by making a cash payment (Davis, 1989). Clearly, such a system was ripe for bribery,
corruption and extortion, and complaints such as these had been made before King John took the throne (Davis, 1989). It was also difficult to obtain redress for injuries, which meant
that the provisions for restitution in the Magna Carta were extremely important. While there are many interesting things about this seminal document, its interest to Americans is that many of
these provisions have been used in the U.S. Constitution. Of course, many of them dont apply to a democracy and are of interest only to those studying feudal England. There
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