60-Second Civics: Episode 4781, The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights: Rights, Part 1

60-Second Civics Podcast

English - December 22, 2022 08:00 - 1 minute - ★★★★ - 75 ratings
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The struggle between the rights of the people and the power of government to deny those rights is one of the great themes of human history. This episode of 60-Second Civics explores two documents that limited the power of government in English history: the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights. These documents significantly influenced American conceptions of the limitations on the power of government.

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