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Essay / Three Clauses of Magna Carta - 1265
Unless you are a lawyer or a judge, you have very little idea of how a court of law works when there is a trial. If you haven't been to court yet, your mind is probably thinking of the scenes from "A Few Good Men" when the Colonel says "You can't handle the truth!" Contrary to what most people think, this is not how a court works. Jury duty is a good way to teach all citizens how part of the legal system works. The Magna Carta is a very important document in the sense that it also had a very significant impact on the United States Constitution and its legal system. It has been around for 800 years and there is still so much to learn and interpret about it. The adaptations of the Magna Carta to the Constitution have had a great impact on the legal system of our country. This has been positive in the sense of fair jury trials. The Constitution has been put in place and will continue to do so for many years to come. Through jury trials, not only are trials fair, but citizens are also more in touch with their country's legal system and in control of the government so that no unconstitutional laws are enforced. It also ensures that all laws in force