The underlined text in the passage from the Magna Carta supports the individual right: People have a right to a trial by jury. The phrase "except by the lawful judgement of his equals" implies that a person should not be deprived of their rights without a fair trial, which traditionally involves a jury of one's peers.
Read the excerpt from the Magna Carta carefully.
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 other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.
–Magna Carta,
1215
Which individual right is supported by the underlined text in the passage from the Magna Carta?
People have a right to a trial by jury.
People have a right to approve taxes.
People have a right to live where they want.
People have a right to vote.
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