Magna+Carta

The who, the what, the where, the when, the why! written by: Ethan "Whopper" McDaniel and Ron "Big Mac" Filius, and Sean "Fish Fillet" Moran The Magna Carta is a English charter originally written in 1215. It required the king to give up certain rights. In return the citizens of the king's countries had more freedoms to do what ever they wanted. It was written by English barons. This was the first document that had common law. Meaning other countries based their rules and laws after the Magna Carta. This also had the implementation of Habeas corpus.

 The purpose of the Magna Carta was to lessen the power of the king. This took a couple years to come into effect, due to the fact that the king at the time, King John, ignored the rules implied by the document. Several revisions were made throughout the following years to adapt to the rules and regulations, as well as adapt to making the king happy and satisfied. All in all, little changes were made immediately as a result of the Magna Carta. The only important progression it made was making the barons feel more worthy and important by allowing them to have some of the king's power. 

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This really impacted European's history in the long run because it kind of trimmed the kings powers in a sense and it changed how the english kings and mankind interacted. This change in turn impacted how the whole of Europe's governmental system interacted with their citizens. It was a change for the better. This document called for many rebellions of kingdoms who had thought their king had taken to many of his own rights and now they want their king to be controlled by common law. This is the begging of an idea that all men are equal.

The Magna Carta had a big effect on the world. It influenced the American Founding Fathers and the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. So, that has a lot of influence on how the world is today. The document also weakened the power of the kings and influenced many future governments, such as our own today. The Magna Carta limited the power of a monarchy, and other government leaders, so without this document... we wouldn't have the government we have.