The statements below are from three of the first amendments to the U. S. Constitution. "Congress shall make no law... prohibiting... the right of the people... to petition for a redress of
grievances" - First Amendment
"(T)he right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"
- Second Amendment
"(No) cruel or unusual punishments (shall be) inflicted"
- Eighth Amendment
Which eặrlier document contained similar rights?
O Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws
O Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact
The English Bill of Rights