GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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What document gave English nobles the right to trial by jury
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Magna Carta
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English Bill of Rights
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Declaration of Rights of Men
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Bill of Rights
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Magna Carta Summary (1215), Petition of Right-Human Rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Magna Carta (“Great Charter”) is a document guaranteeing English political liberties that was drafted at Runnymede, a meadow by the River Thames, and signed by King John on June 15, 1215, under pressure from his rebellious barons.
Detailed explanation-3: -Magna Carta is often invoked as the primal source of the right to trial by jury. The influential English legal commentator Sir William Blackstone trumpeted Magna Carta’s guarantee of trial by jury. 2 American constitutional debates reg-ularly cited Magna Carta in connection with the right to jury trial.
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