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2. What specific rights are protected in the Magna Carta?

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There are various rights protected in Magna Carter 1215. Some of which include the following:

1. Free citizens are protected from excessive taxes unless a common counsel agrees

2. All free men have the right to justice and a fair trial with a jury

3. The Monarch has no absolute power.

4. Nobody is above the law, and everybody is equal before the law.

5. All free citizens can own and inherit property

6. Widows who own property may decide not to remarry

7. The right of the church to be free from governmental interference

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