Which of these principles found in the Bill of Rights is based on the Magna Carta? “No freeman [person] shall be taken or imprisoned,...or outlawed, or banished, or in any way destroyed, unless by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land...”–Magna Carta, 12153. Which of these principles found in the Bill of Rights is based on the Magna Carta?
A. guarantee of free speech
B. protection of the right of the state to organize a militia
C. provision for due process
D. prohibition against excessive bail and fines