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English Influences on Government

Question 10 • SVHS US Government $FA

Read the quote from England’s Magna Carta.No freeman is to be taken or imprisoned or disseised of his free tenement or of his liberties or free customs. . . . To no-one will we sell or deny of delay right or justice.

Answer
A
lower taxes.
B
due process.
C
protect property.
D
suspend laws.

Explanation

The quote says that a freeman cannot be imprisoned or deprived of his liberties without lawful justice, and that justice cannot be denied or delayed. These protections express the principle of due process. The reference to a free tenement also touches on property, but the quote’s main idea is due process.

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