You could probably write a book on why this could never have happened, but let's play with it anyway.
Suppose in 1215 the contents of Magna Carta were effectively identical to the contents of the US Constitution as it currently stands. The monarchy gets abolished, the position of President is created, so too is Congress, each of the counties have the same powers and recognition bestowed on the states, change the wording of the 2nd Amendment slightly so it applies to weapons such as swords rather than non-existent firearms, slavery is abolished, and the government is elected by everyone eighteen and over, male or female.
So the question is threefold;
1. Could this arrangement have lasted, especially considering how utterly alien much of it would be to a 1215 society?
2. What would be the ramifications for England?
3. What would be the ramifications for the wider world, particularly the effect on political thinking, considering this is happening in a world just emerging from the Dark Ages?
Suppose in 1215 the contents of Magna Carta were effectively identical to the contents of the US Constitution as it currently stands. The monarchy gets abolished, the position of President is created, so too is Congress, each of the counties have the same powers and recognition bestowed on the states, change the wording of the 2nd Amendment slightly so it applies to weapons such as swords rather than non-existent firearms, slavery is abolished, and the government is elected by everyone eighteen and over, male or female.
So the question is threefold;
1. Could this arrangement have lasted, especially considering how utterly alien much of it would be to a 1215 society?
2. What would be the ramifications for England?
3. What would be the ramifications for the wider world, particularly the effect on political thinking, considering this is happening in a world just emerging from the Dark Ages?