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Nobody would be above the law, not even the king or queen.
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belive that all people posses natural rights that we are born with and government can not take away
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pilgrims needed rules to govern themselves
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first written constitution in america
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NO ruler (king/queen) would have more power than parliament.
-peaceful transfer of power -
- Free elections
- Fair trials
- no cruel or unusual punishment
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developed idea of separation of power dividing government into vranches so that no part can become to powerful
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wrote "The social contract"
Argued that people alone have the right to decide how they are governed.
