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Magna Carta exercised a strong influence both on the United States Constitution and on the constitutions of the various states. ... Magna Carta was widely held to be the people's reassertion of rights against an oppressive ruler, a legacy that captured American distrust of concentrated political power.
The Magna Carta stated that people could not be punished for crimes unless they were lawfully convicted. The charter also gave the barons the right to declare war on the king if he did not follow its provisions.
