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Which document had the greatest influence on defining the “rule of law”?

A. Magna Carta
B. Mayflower Compact
C. Petition of Rights

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A.Magna Carta


The amendments to the Constitution that Congress proposed in 1791 were strongly influenced by state declarations of rights, particularly the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776, which incorporated a number of the protections of the 1689 English Bill of Rights and Magna Carta.