Tha Magna Carta signed by King John and the barons of England on the field of Runnymeade in 1215 is the landmark in the development of constitutional government.
Magna Carta, which means 'The Great Charter', is one of the most important documents in history as it established the principle that everyone is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial
This evolution of the Magna Carta's feudal rights into constitutional rights of ordinary people took centuries, since many later English kings successfully ignored the charter. Only in the wake of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 did England succeed in establishing a durable constitutional monarchy with Parliament as the nation's supreme law-making body.
The United States' total cotton output tripled between 1816 and 1826. Cotton continued to rise in value as the nation's primary export, and by 1836, would make up two-thirds of all American exports in terms of value.
"Separation of church and state" is paraphrased from Thomas Jefferson and used by others in expressing an understanding of the intent and function of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
<span>Washington considered it important to put down the Whiskey Rebellion, because if he didn't, it might undermine the new government and weaken its authority.</span>
The rewritten Japanese constitution guaranteed "<span>personal freedoms," since the Allied Powers after World War II felt that a more free people would be less likely to militarize. </span>
