What Role Did the Magna Carta Play in the Creation

question 30

Multiple Choice

What role did the Magna Carta play in the creation of the US Constitution?

• A)The Magna Carta was held up as an example by the Founding Fathers as a failed British experiment and a structure to stay away from in the creation of a new government.
• B)The Magna Carta was used to help create a bicameral legislative structure to help alleviate any bias one chamber may possess.
• C)The Magna Carta was used as an example of how to protect individual liberties and create separate powers for different branches of government.
• D)The Magna Carta was used as an example of how to franchise the common citizen and incentivize their participation in government and politics.
• E)The Magna Carta was directly used as part of the US Constitution by creating a standard of British common law in the colonies.

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