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Ancient Greece formed a democratic form of government. they felt that "everyone was equal before law." http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Government/
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Originally, it was ruled by a monarchy system but later changed into a democracy system. it was a true democracy system because its important officials were not elected.
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The document was a way to limit the monarchy power because the king was abusing it. the document later became a symbol of freedom from oppression for its citizens.
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He believed that people had natural rights that the government could not take away or form laws against. he said that people were born with life, liberty, and property.
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the English Bill of Rights was a list of laws and regulations that citizens were to follow. it made up the basic laws of the country.
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He believed that a government elected by the people was the best way for a government to be run. He formed the idea of the separation of powers to be divided by 3 groups of people
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he challenged British government and was the first to openly ask for independence from great Britain. he was imprisoned for a while but still got his work out
http://www.ushistory.org/paine/
