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Nobody would be above the law, not even the king or queen.
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Piligrams needed rules to govern themselves.
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First written consititution in America.
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The peaceful transfer of power. No ruler would have more power than then the Parliament.
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- Free Elections
- Fair Trail
- No cruel or unusual punishment
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Argued that people were born free, equal , independent , and born with natural rights.
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Made Seperation of power, dividing government into branches so that no part can become too powerful.
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Wrote " The Social Contract ". Argued that people alone have the rights to decide how they are governed.
