Think about what life was like for commoners before the magna carta. now, in at least 150 to 200 words, write an essay that compares and contrasts what life might have been like for a commoner before the magna carta and what it might have been like after it came into effect. use your imagination, and create a character or characters, and describe the legal change through their eyes.

The political cartoon below was drawn by thomas nast in 1871: a political cartoon shows a heavy set man with a long nose and a beard in a suit and vest. he is smoking a cigar and has a menacing expression. he leans against a large box that says, in counting there is strength. on top of that box is a smaller container labeled, the ballot. dialogue under the cartoon reads, thats whats the matter. boss tweed, as long as i count the votes, what are you going to do about it? say? public domain what issue does this cartoon address?