The introductory section of the Magna Carta is known as this, just like the intro to the U.S. Constitution
... Magna Carta: an introduction ... 
echoed in the United States Bill of Rights (1791) and in many other constitutional 
... of the people were unfree peasants known as 'villeins', who could seek justice 
only ... Like other medieval royal charters, Magna Carta was authenticated with 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Magna Carta - Constitutional Rights Foundation [PAR] Meeting at Runnymede The Story of King John and Magna Carta Myth and 
history ... U.S. History ... King Richard I (also called Richard the Lionhearted) 
spent almost the entire 10 .... in the basic idea that a ruler, just like everyone else, 
is subject to the rule of law.