UK political system

Question

What kind of basic rights that British citiziens have similarly to Americans?

Answer 1

Over the centuries, English law and and constitution articulated what became known as the "rights of Englishmen," rooted in the Magna Carta of 1215. In the charter, for example, one of the rights of British aristocracy and "freemen" was to a jury of one's peers. These rights became known as the "Rights of Englishmen," sharing many of the same characteristics outlined in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. constitution: right to trial by jury of one's peers, security in one's home from unlawful entry, and limits on government's power to tax.