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These rights included the basic right of anyone convicted of a crime to a jury trial; protection of private property; reasonable limits on taxes and a degree of guaranteed religious freedom. (1212)
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no taxes may be levied without consent of Parliament; no subject may be imprisoned without cause: no soldiers may be quartered upon the citizenry; martial law may not be used in time of peace.(1628)
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"you must present the person in court"-1679
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proclaimed liberties freedom of elections ,freedom of debate in Parliament, and freedom unusual punishments
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the proclamation made by the second American Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which asserted the freedom and independence of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain.
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Created an alliance between the states
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The 3/5 Compromise stated that a slave would count as 3/5 of a person in terms of both taxation and representation. It was called a compromise because it settled the ongoing arguments over regional power between the North and South. Therefore, they compromised that a slave would be counted as 3/5 of a person towards the total population.
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Drafted by James Madison, and presented by Edmund Randolph to the Constitutional Convention on May 29, 1787, the Virginia Plan proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
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The New Jersey Plan was a proposal for the US Constitution. It was focused on insuring that small states got an equal share of representation in the government. In the final compromise, the New Jersey Plan served as the model for the current US Senate, every state has the same representation, regardless of size and population.
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The Great Comprimise was a combination of the New Jersey Plan and The Virgina Plan
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