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A document saying nobody would be above the law, not even the king or queen.
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Pilgrims needed rulers to govern themselves.
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first written constitution in America
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- peaceful transfer of power
- no ruler (king/queen) would have more power than the Parliament.
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- free elections
- fair trials
- no cruel or unusual punishment
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- believed that all people possess natural rights that are born with and the government can't take it away.
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- developed idea of Separation of Powers dividing government into branches so that no part can become too powerful
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- wrote " The Social Contract "
- argues that people alone have right to decide how they are governed
