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Oct 4, 1000
Sir John Blackstone Commentaries On The Laws Of England
Developed from roman law. It was just a bunch of laws made up for the english. -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta Signed
Magna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215, and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions which omit certain temporary provisions, -
Jan 1, 1265
Parliament Established
The Parliament Limmited power to the english Monarchy. -
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Separation Of Powers
The separation of powers, is a model for the governance of both democratic & federative states. -
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Colonial Legislatures
It was colonial power. They could march troops, levy taxes and pass laws. They stood up to the english. It was there government. thats where all of the power came from. -
Mayflower Compact Signed
November 11, 1620, the first democratic document was written in America, declaring the pilgrims to be their own democratic commonwealth. This document was written by William Bradford. A simple agreement to form a crucial government and to submit to the will of the majority under the regulations was agreed upon by the inhabitants of the new world. It was signed by 41 adult males, -
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Written Constitutions
a bunch of laws and rules the 13 dealligants came4 up with. -
New Englind Confederation Apporved
The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a political and military alliance of the English colonies of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven. Established May 29, 1643 -
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New England Confederation Approved
was a political and military alliance of the English colonies of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven. Established May 29, 1643, They tried to unite Puritans against the natives. -
Tomas Hobbes Leviathan
some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher. -
English Bill of Rights Established
The Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known.[1] They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 as a series of legislative articles, and came into effect as Constitutional Amendments on December 15, 1791, when they had been ratified by three-fourths of the States. -
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John Locke Two Treatises of Government
The First Treatise attacks patriarchalism in the form of sentence-by-sentence. the Second Treatise outlines a theory of political or civil society based on natural rights and contract theory. -
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Enlightenment
the era in Western philosophy and intellectual, scientific, and cultural life, centered upon the 18th century, in which reason was advocated as the primary source for legitimacy and authority. -
Iroquois Confederation
Five tribes banding togeather, Banding togeather to stand up against the english. -
Baron DE Montesque On The Spirit Of Laws
Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (16891755), was a nobleman, a judge in a French court, and one of the most influential political thinkers. Based on his research he developed a number of political theories presented in The Spirit of the Laws (1748). This treatise presented numerous theories - among the most important was respect for the role of history and climate in shaping a nation's political structure. It was for his views on the English Constitution, which he saw in an overly -
Adopted SLbany Plan Of The Union
In the early 1750s, rivalry between England and France over who would control the North American continent led inexorably to what is known as the French and Indian Wars. the war lasted 8 years. -
Jean Jacque Rousseau The social Contract
It was a book that Jean had wrote. He did not belive in laws he said that society dosent make you a free man. You are not truely free until you do what you want, never being told what to do. No laws just true freedom. -
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First Continental Congress Meets
it was a meeting who invalved 12 of the 13 delegates North American colonies that met on September 1, 1774 -
Second Continental Congress Meets
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. By raisin -
Common Law
Common law, also known as case law, is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A "common law system" is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law, -
Declaration Of Independence Signed
The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, just means that we were now free from england. -
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Articals Of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States of America and specified how the national government was to operate. It was pretty much the first law or rule. -
Constitutional Convention Meets
In 1786, Charles Pinckney of South Carolina called for the Confederal Congress to revise the Articles so that the national government could better lead the nation. Congress appointed a committee for that purpose which drafted several amendments to the Articles. amendments would have given the Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. -
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Ratification Of the Constitution
The United States Constitution was written in 1787, but it did not take effect until after it was ratified in 1789, when it replaced the Articles of Confederation. It remains the basic law of the United States federal government -
Bill Of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known.
