Influences on the Constitution

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Influences on the Constitution Table

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|Documents |Summary |What was its influence on the Constitution? |

|Magna Carta |The Magna Carta is a document that King John of England |The Magna Carta was important in the United States Constitution because it was the|

| |(1166-1216) was forced into signing. King John was forced into |first document to set forth written guarantees of rights of (certain) citizens - a|

| |signing the charter because it greatly reduced the power he held |contract of sorts between the government and the governed. The U.S. Constitution |

| |as the King of England and allowed for the formation of a |is an extension of that concept. |

| |powerful parliament. The Magna Carta became the basis for English| |

| |citizen’s rights. | |

|Mayflower Compact |The Mayflower Compact was signed on 11 November 1620 on boar |The Constitution was influenced by the Mayflower Compact. It is because the |

| |the Mayflower, which was at anchor in Provincetown Harbor.  The |Constitution and the Mayflower Compact was formed on a similar basis. The basis of|

| |document was...