Evolution of Democratic Ideals

By Waviest
  • Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Date not specific.
    Established respect for certain individual rights, due process of law, and limited government. The author were the barons of King John of England. It was the first document to be forced on the king.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1215 to

    Democratic Ideals Evolution

  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights
    Date not specific. Extended individual liberties and due process of law to the nobility.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    It advocated the principle of the consent of the governed. Claimed that unalienable rights were the foundation of all government.

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizens

    Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizens
    Extended individual liberties, consent of the governed, and the protected the principle of due process of the law.

  • U.S. Bill of Rights

    U.S. Bill of Rights
    Created September 25, 1789, but ratified on December 15, 1791. Added the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the U.S. Bill of Rights. Limits the powers of the federal government.