The Bill of Rights and the magna carta?

Answer 1

some similarities are that they both possess clauses about due process of law, trial by jury, speedy and unbiased trial, and protection against bail, fines, and cruel punishment. Also both were instigated due to a lack of government efficiency. For the Magna Carta, King John was taxing his barons ridiculous amounts of money to fund his getting back of his french territories that he has lost, which he never successfully re-gained. The barons proposed to King John the magna carta, which he reluctantly signed only so that he could keep their allegiance with him. He actually found the Magna to be "mere foolishness!" In the case of the constitution, the government at the time was weak and the articles of confederation were very weak. THere was no central government, and when a rebellion broke out, a Constitutional Convention was called out in which the Constitution was born from.

Answer 2

There are some big differences between the American Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta. Specifically, the Magna Carta is much older than the Bill of Rights. Furthermore, the Bill of Rights guarantees many specific rights and freedoms to all American citizens.