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The right to Trial by Jury has its roots in the Magna Carta and is contained in the 1st & 2nd amendments
The Magna Carta limited the king's power by no taxation without representation, allowed for fair and non excessive punishment, and a trial by jury.
The Magna Carta established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility.
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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta included the rights to trial by jury, due process and protection against the taking of life, liberty and property.
the magna carta this document consisted of 61 clauses and the main two were: no free man can be seized and kept in prison without a fair trial taxes cannot be decided on by the king alone, or collected by force this was signed in June 1215
The main right that the Magna Carta granted was that it limited the King's power by no taxation without representation, it allowed fair and not excessive punishment, and a trial by jury.
magna carta signed by King john in 1215.
The idea that no man can be put in prison unless by order of a Court of Law after a fair trial. The Magna Carta itself by the way extended that right only to members of the nobility and the Church.
It is good for us because it gives us the right to have trial by jury!
the right to imprison people without a trial