Magna Carta Basics Magna Carta is one of

Magna Carta Basics • Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English history. • Not intended to be a lasting declaration of legal principle

• It was a practical solution to a political crisis • Served the interests of the highest ranks • Limit bad behavior of the king.

'Magna Carta' means 'The Great Charter'. In 1215 it was known as the Charter of Liberties,

Only three of the original clauses in Magna Carta are still law.

It defends the freedom and rights of the English church

Confirms the liberties and customs of London and other towns,

The third is the most famous No free man shall be seized or Imprisoned Or stripped of his rights or possessions,

Or outlawed Or exiled. Without due process

Nor will force be used against him.

Except by the lawful judgement of his equals, Or by the law of the land.

To no one will we sell To no one deny or delay right Or justice.

What does this all mean? No free man shall be imprisoned, dispossessed, outlawed

Or exiled without the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.

The real legacy of Magna Carta is that it limited the king's authority

Article I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

Article I or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury,

Nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,

nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law

Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Fourteenth Amendment Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;

Fourteenth Amendment Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.