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• Referendums and Direct Democracy: How Voters Decide Laws
  A referendum is a direct vote by citizens on a single question, such as a proposed law, and its result is binding or merely advisory depending on the country.
• Magna Carta Explained: What It Said and Why It Mattered
  Magna Carta, sealed by King John of England in 1215, limited royal power and set out legal protections that later shaped constitutional law. Here is what it said.
• Negligence and Tort Law
  Civil liability for harm caused by carelessness: duty of care, breach, causation, and damages.
• Elements of a Contract
  The components that make an agreement legally enforceable in the common law tradition: offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity, and legality.