Influences On Later Constitutions
Many attempts to draft constitutional forms of government, including the United States Constitution, trace their lineage back to Magna Carta.
The British dominions, Australia and New Zealand, Canada (except Quebec), and formerly Union of South Africa and Southern Rhodesia, reflected influence of Magna Carta in their law, and the Charter impacted generally on the states that evolved from the British Empire.
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