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The Ancient Roman Empire was the beginning of representative government. Rome was originally ruled by kings, but changed to a democracy.
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In Ancient Greece the Greeks established the Assembly, a body of citizens, that made decisions and voted on issues that affected everyone.
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Magna Carter is a charter of rights agreed by King John of England. It was one of the first documents that made a king subject to law.
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The Iroquois are a historically powerful northeast Native American confederacy
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Petition of Right is English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of subject.
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John Locke was an English professor and in 689 CE, he published a book about natural rights.
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Montesquieu thought that power must be divided in government to prevent one part from becoming too powerful.
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The Bill of Rights lays out the rights of all citizens in the United States.
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Thomas Paine was an English American writer whose writings influenced the American Revolution