Question

Use the following quote to answer the following question:

["No free man shall be imprisoned…or in anyway destroyed…except by the lawful judgment of his peers…"
- Magna Carta, 1215]

The idea expressed in the quotation is included in the Bill of Rights and is the basis for the democratic principle
of the right to

A/freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.

B/freedom of assembly.

C/freedom of speech.

D/trial by jury.

Answer 1

The quote from the Magna Carta that is included in the Bill of Rights is the basis for the democratic principle of the right to D/trial by jury.

Where did the right to Trial by Jury come from?

After the English barons succeeded in revolt against the English King, they passed the Magna Carta which called for trial by jury before imprisonment.

This right was included by the Founding Fathers in the Bill of Rights to ensure that no American would be tried without a jury present.

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