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Justice system, people should create a just society based on a respect for the law
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They were one of the first people groups to use direct democracy
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Is where the people represented the government
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Everyone was equal in God's eyes
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began the principle of the rule of law where it limits the role of government
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settlers agreed to live civil body politics, they obeyed just and equal laws
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was the first elected assembly in the colony, the members chosen by voters in the colony
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had power over monarchy
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which guaranteed certain rights per colonist.
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developed the social contract theory. Saying that people in society agreed to give up some of the freedom so the government could keep their security and general order
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people had once lived in a state of nature but it wasn't working. So to keep order, the people had to give up some of their rights
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reaffirms the principle of individual rights made in the Magna Carta
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came up with the idea of natural rights which include the right to life, liberty, and the ownership of property
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wrote a book that argued that governments should be organized so that not one person or a group can take over and dominate
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thought that the governments had their responsibility to secure freedom for their people, and if they didn't they should die
