60-Second Civics: Episode 4482, The Significance of the Magna Carta: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 57

60-Second Civics Podcast

English - November 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 minute - ★★★★ - 76 ratings
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Magna Carta means "Great Charter," and it contained significant limits, at least in theory, on the power of the king. Listen to today's podcast to learn more about this document, which was highly influential on the American colonists and British law!

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