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Magna Carta 1215 created for the purpose of limiting the powers of the monarch and preserving the basic legal rights of all free men in England.
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The Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 11, 1620, was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States.
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The Glorious Revolution was the English people's revolt against the unreasonable demands of an unreasonable king.
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It lays down limits on the powers of the crown and sets out the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament, the requirement for regular elections to Parliament and the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution
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philosopher who belived that rights are given at brith
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created the theory of separation of powers in the government; executive, legislative and judicial, and also classification of systems of government based on their principles
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writing 'The Social Contract' an outline of a Republican style of government and the ideal relationship between such a government and its citizens.
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create a functional government out of three towns on the Connecticut River.
