Evolution of Democratic Ideals

  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Magna Carta England established respect for certain individual rights, due process of law, and limited government.
  • The English Bill of Rights

    The English Bill of Rights
    The English Bill of Rights extended individual Liberties and due process of law to the nobility.
  • The Declaration of Independance

    The Declaration of Independance
    Declaration of Independance claimed that unalienable rights were the foundation of all government, and he justified American resistance to English rule in these terms.
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man
    Declaration of Rights of Man based heavenly on the American Declaration.
  • U.S Bill of Rights

    U.S Bill of Rights
    U.S Bill of Rights responded to earlier ideas about the relationship between individuals and their governments.