Evolution of Democracy

By dr3nnan
  • Apr 24, 1215

    King John I: Manga Carta

    King John I: Manga Carta
    Everyone has the right to innocence until proven guilty. Guilt must be proven in a court of law.

  • John Locke: Concerning Civil Government

    John Locke: Concerning Civil Government
    Man has a desire to be free, and to be beholden to no one. The laws of man are not natural to mans true desire to be free, and to live their life however they desire.

  • The Code of King Hammurabi

    The Code of King Hammurabi
    Whatever one man does to another, he should receive in punishment according to Hammurabi.

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man
    Nothing is more important to a man than ones country. People should have the right to live life as they please, as long as they do not injure another in doing so or impede on their same rights.

  • Amendment XV to Constitution of the U.S.

    Amendment XV to Constitution of the U.S.
    No one has the right to deny a citizen the right to vote, regardless of their race, color or if they were previously a slave.

  • New Zealand: Election Act

    New Zealand: Election Act
    Women in New Zealand receive the right to vote

  • U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    The United Nations declares a common standard of human rights for all people in all nations

  • European Member States

    European Member States
    The unification of European Nations under the same principles of liberty, democracy and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law under one institutional framework.