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-Name at least 2 ways that the Magna Carta has influenced modern democracies.

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How did the Magna Carta lay the foundation for democracy? It laid down the basis for the King (or person-in-charge in general, as America no longer has a King) to not have unlimited power, and make him under the law as everyone else is. This was also the beginning of the jury idea, which is still carried out today, and was the basis for fair treatment in the case of criminals and giving them the justice they deserve if the people decide that they need it

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