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The Magna Carta was a charter first issued in 1215 in England and reissued numerous times over the 13the century in various forms. It asserts various rights of free individuals against the power of the monarchy. Although many clauses had specifically to do with rights of property and inheritance of the Barons, it did include the concept of due process of law for all free Englishmen. The Magna Carta is considered the start of constitutional government in the English legal tradition, and influenced later law including the United States Constitution.

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