Question
Why did colonists want a written constitution?
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drwls
Contracts, laws and constitutions that are not in writing cannot be ejudicated or enforced fairly. Human rights and property rights cannot be counted on. Without written agreements, you can end up with dictatorship, anarchy and/or martial law.
Writeacher
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/
Read Churchill's statement here, as well as the rest of the artlcle about the Magna Carta, especially paragraph 3.
Read Churchill's statement here, as well as the rest of the artlcle about the Magna Carta, especially paragraph 3.
Christopher
About the U.S. Consitiution not the Magna Carta
Writeacher
Did you READ paragraph 3???