The Magna Carta had the most evidence of traditional democratic ideas. It shows roots of liberty, freedom, equality, etc. The Declaration of the Rights of Man does show some traces of it but not nearly as much as the Magna Carta does. The Magna Carta definitely influenced the Constitution of the United States. The Declaration of Rights of Man gave the impression that the people had certain rights, but under circumstances it may be denied. Both, the Magna Carta and the Declaration of the Rights of Man strongly influenced our forefathers but the Magna Carta presented more ideas and was more important for the history of democracy.
The Magna Carter was made on June 15, 1215. King John of England agreed to it after a long quarrel between the English barons. The English barons had captured London but couldn't defeat John's whole army. The two sides halted the fighting and tried to negotiate. They met at Runnymede, a meadow near Windsor and came up with the Magna Carter.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was made by the National Assembly on August 26, 1789. This happened a little over a month from the Storming of the Bastille, which started the French Revolution. The ideas presented in the Declaration of the Rights of Man were partly from the pamphlet made by Abbé Sieyes called "What is the Third Estate?- The king at that time, Louis XVI signed this document but ignored it. .
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The Magna Carta and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were very different. In the Declaration of the Rights of Man, the first article states: "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good."" In the Magna Carta, sections 6, 7, and 8 give women some freedom. In the Declaration of the Rights of Man, they give no rights to women. The Magna Carta displays some powers for women, which is very important in the history of democracy.
