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List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the American Declaration of Independence, the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, and the U.S. Bill of Rights.
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The Magna Carta, also known as the "Great Charter," was a feudal government that King John was forced to sign by the English nobles at Runnymede in 1215. Its purpose was to confer more rights on nobles. In later centuries, the Magna Carta was used to limit the monarch's power. Another principle of the Magna Carta can be identified in the provision that reads: "No man shall be taken or imprisoned, or in any way destroyed, not will we go upon him, nor send upon him, except by the legal judgment of his peers or by the law of the land." In other words, this gave rise to the Magna Carta's principle of trial by jury and laid the basis for due process of law.
In 1698, the English Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament. As a result, the English Bill of Rights set forth many principles in its wake, such as representative government—that is, laws made by a group that acts for the people. It established the right for legislature (in this case being the Parliament) to make laws, levy taxes, and command armies, which also became a principle of the English Bill of Rights. Furthermore, the English Bill of Rights founded the right to keep and bear firearms. Like the Magna Carta, it also further established the right to have jury trials.
In 1776, the American Declaration of Independence declared the American colonies free and independent states and amounted to a declaration of war against Great Britain. Nevertheless, within the text of the Declaration of Independence, it sets forth several principles. The first one can be seen in this declaration’s first verse: "All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuits of happiness; these are unalienable rights— that government cannot be taken away." The second principle of the Declaration of Independence, however, is the idea of popular sovereignty.
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