Constitutional influences timeline

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  • Sep 19, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Nobody would be above the law, not even the king or queen.

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    Piligrams needed rules to govern themselves.

  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
    First written consititution in America.

  • Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution
    The peaceful transfer of power. No ruler would have more power than then the Parliament.

  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights
    1. Free Elections
    2. Fair Trail
    3. No cruel or unusual punishment

  • John Locke

    John Locke
    Argued that people were born free, equal , independent , and born with natural rights.

  • Montesquieu

    Montesquieu
    Made Seperation of power, dividing government into branches so that no part can become too powerful.

  • Rousseau

    Rousseau
    Wrote " The Social Contract ". Argued that people alone have the rights to decide how they are governed.