Evolution of Democracy (Tanner R)

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  • Jan 1, 1000

    The Code of King Hammurabi (1750 B.C)

    The Code of King Hammurabi (1750 B.C)
    If someone does something to you it will be done to them (Example: If you cut of someone’s harm your arm will get cut off).
  • Jan 1, 1215

    King John I: Magna Carta

    King John I: Magna Carta
    No free man can be harmed except by law enforcement and by his peers.

  • John Locke: Concerning Civil Government

    John Locke: Concerning Civil Government
    Everyone is equal and the only the commonwealth can have power.

  • Amendment XV to Constitution of the U.S

    Amendment XV to Constitution of the U.S
    In the United States everyone can vote. It doesn't matter their race or colour, everyone can vote.

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
    Nobody can make their own rules they have to follow the rules the government provides for them.

  • New Zealand: Election Act

    New Zealand: Election Act
    This gave the women in New Zealand the right to vote in an election created by Richard Seddon.

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    The rights of human beings everywhere.

  • European Member States

    European Member States
    The European states set goals to create a democracy, respect human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.