EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Question
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The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were significant influences on United States constitutional development because they
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provided suffrage for all men and women
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placed limits on the powers of the government
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called for the abolition of slavery
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supported the development of federalism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights greatly influenced American ideas about government. The Magna Carta contained the ideas of limited government and common law, and it influenced constitutional ideas about limited government, habeas corpus, and the Supremacy Clause.
Detailed explanation-2: -Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself.
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