Compare and Contrast: The U.S. Constitution and the Magna Carta

U.S Constitution

• Talk about the rights and laws of the U.S president and the government
• Is in much more Modern English and is easier to understand
• Government is made up of the Legislative Branch
• Each state has a representative
• Much newer than the Magna Carta
• You can vote for a new president

Magna Carta

• Contains the laws/rights of the council 
• Council is made up of the Pope, King, nobles, knights, and peasants
• Older than the U.S Constitution 
• The heir will become the next king

Similarities

• Contains the rights of the people
• Both have some sort of Congress
• Both contain the laws of the country
• Both president or kings can be dethroned depending on the people's opinion of the ruler