Formation of the American Government By AmazingArt3mis 2200 BCE Ancient Greece had the first versions of a democracy 500 BCE Ancient Roman Empire had the beginnings of a representative government 689 John Locke published a book about natural rights 1100 Iroquis formed an alliance to work towards a common goal 1215 Magna Carta estalished the king was not above the law 1628 Petition of Right was created by the English Parliament 1689 The English Bill of Rights was established 1748 Montesquieu wrote about the separation of powers 1776 Thomas Paine published Common Sense book