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The first person to describe the three branches of government was Montesquieu.
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The rule of law can be traced back to the Magna Carta.
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The Iroquois formed an alliance to work together for a common goal.
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John Locke published a book about natural rights which helped the way we think about individual rights today.
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The consent of the governed comes from the Ancient Greeks.It dates back to 510 BCE
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The begging of representative government was seen in the ancient Rome empire.
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The Petition of Rights is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that a king is prohibited from infringing.
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The founding fathers created the English Bill of Rights to protect the minority.
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Thomas Paine pushed towards independence.
