The Impact of the Magna Carta Have you ever wondered where our past leaders got the idea for the American Constitution? The rights of freedom, equality, and justice for all, which are held sacred, were not always guaranteed for all citizens. Many were deprived of life, liberty, and the right to own property. Others were denied public trials and the lower class were looked upon as inferior. The Magna Carta also known as the "Great …showed first 75 words of 1270 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1270 total…history because it established new nations and provided a cornerstone for further documents. Bibliography Works Cited 1. Brant, Irving. The Bill of Rights. New York: The BOBBS-MERRILL Company, Inc., 1965. 2. Bryant, Sir Arthur. Makers of England. New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc.,1962. 3. Daugherty, James. The Magna Carta. New York: Random House, Inc., 1956. 4. Harbison, Winfred. The American Constitution. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1948. 5. Holt, J.C. Magna Carta. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1965. 6. Warren, W