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Even though it was written in 1215, Magna Carta is an important document to the American legal system because it _____.

listed the rights of Englishmen and the U.S. Constitution is based on English law
forms the basis of contract law
introduces the concept that no ruler or government is above the law
uses a system of articles, or chapters, to list each important point
established the principle of common law, which is the basis of the American legal system

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Answer:

free election

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anyone above 18 years old has legal right to select any kind of leader they want

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