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Montesquieu wrote that power must be divided in government to prevent one part from becoming too powerful. Our Founding Fathers were influenced by Montesquieu when they designed our government.
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The Magna Carta had a great deal of influence of the United States Constitution and on other constitutions and charters around the world. It was one of the first formal documents that made a king subject to the law.
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The Iroquois, a group of Native American tribes, formed an alliance with the United States to work together toward a common goal.
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He published a book about the natural rights held by every human being. Locke's ideas about natural rights helped to form the way we think about individual rights today.
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The idea of the United States Declaration of Independence can be traced back to 510 BCE, when parts of Greece became democratic.
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Rome was originally ruled by kings, but eventually it changed into a form of democracy.
