Question

How did the Magna Carta originate?

What basic rights did the lords want written?

How did the Magna Carta influence the writings of Edward Coke, and eventually British law? What ideas did Coke emphasize?

What did King George do to English colonists in the New World that violated the principles of the Magna Carta?

What is the major conceptual difference between British law and the U.S. Constitution?

How was the U.S. Constitution further amended to protect due process?

How do the Scottsboro and President Nixon case studies reflect the principles derived from the Magna Carta?

Answer 1

Answer:

Magna Carta originated as an unsuccessful attempt to achieve peace between royalist and rebel factions in 1215, as part of the events leading to the outbreak of the First Barons' War. England was ruled by King John, the third of the Angevin kings.