"No freeman (person) shall be taken or imprisoned, ... or outlawed,
or banished, or in any way destroyed, unless by the lawful judgment
of his peers, or by the law of the land ..."
-Magna Carta, 1215
6. Which of the following principles does this quotation from the Magna Carta
explain?
A. guarantee of freedom of speech
B. guarantee of due process
C. prohibition against excessive fines and bail
D. protection of the right of the state to organize a militia