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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta established the principle that no one including the king, was above the law. The abuses by King John caused a revolt a nobles who forced the king to recognize the rights of noblemen. The Magna Carta, otherwise known as the Great Charter, eventually came to protect the interests of other social classes as well. As a result, the document was regarded as a guarantee of certain rights. The Magna Carta established the principles of the rule of law, limited government, and due to the -
Period: Jun 15, 1215 to
1215-1792
Examples of Democratic ideals over the years of 1215 through 1792. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights extended individual liberties and due process of law to the nobility. The English Bill of Rights would be the model for future documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Bill of Rights. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence of 1776 claimed that unalienable rights were the foundation of all government, and he justified American resistance to English rule in these terms. The Declaration of Independence is also important because it advocated the principle of the consent of the governed. Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence had an immediate influence on the French people at this time. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Heavily Based on the Declaration of Independence -
US Bill of Rights
The U.S. Bill of Rights responded to earlier ideas about the relationship between individuals and their governments. The framers of the U.S. Constitution added the 1st ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the U.S. Bill of Rights, to limit the powers of the federal government. The ideas outlined in the English Bill of Rights were written into the U.S. Bill of Rights guaranteeing them to the citizens in the United States. The U.S. Bill of Rights extended the protected the principles of in
