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Magna Carta
The first document forced on a king. The Magna Carta became the basis for English citizen's rights. -
Mayflower Compact
It was written by the colonists. It was the first goverment document. -
Enlightenment
It was sarted in France.tIt was based on salons and clunminated. -
State of nature
This means a social contract to describe what happens befor a law. John Locke reviewed the state of nature in 1680. -
Two Treatise of Government
They were writen in 1689 by John Locke. the first is over attacks on patriarchalismand the second is over a theory of political or civil society. -
English Bill of Rights
It was a re-statement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right. An Act saying the king had limits and the Rights and Liberties of a person. -
Spirit of Laws
It was writen by Montesquieu. It was to limit the political power of the goverment. America got our idea for the three branches of goverment from this Montesquieu. -
Social Contract
The book was writen by John Jocke Rousseau. It is an argument on politicol socioties. -
Continental Congress
The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three places. It was over issues of mounting taxation without representation in Parliament. -
Natural Rights
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Freedom of speach, religion and press. -
Common Sense
It is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was presented to the American colonists with an argument for freedom from British. -
Articles of Confederation
It was wrote in 1776-77 and became the part of the constitution, although it was not enforced until 1781. After long debate it was replaced by the current Constitution in 1789.
