Along with Articles of Confederation, each of the 13 states needed a constitution; England had no formal written constitutions, had to make from scratch; Written principles, included popular sovereignty, limited govt, rule of law, and majority rule, separation of powers; each state constitution began with statement of individual rights (virginia's was model for Bill of Rights)
omg I read this book and because he didn't want to choose that cuz he wanted to be with his friends and if he did go he would just act tuff I think
Both the state declarations of rights and the United States Bill of Rights incorporated several guarantees that were understood at the time of their ratification to descend from rights protected by Magna Carta. Among these are freedom from unlawful searches and seizures, a right to a speedy trial, a right to a jury trial in both a criminal and a civil case, and protection from loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
