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The Magna Carta, “Great Charter,” was signed between the barons of Medieval England and King John. This signing opened up the democratic system in England, which created the English nation.
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Edward I takes on the idea of a “Model Parliament." It includes clergy and nobility, as well as representatives from each county. Edward is the first king to declare a parliament.
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The Iroquois Confederacy united five, later six, different nations. It had procedures for descision making by representatives and consensus. This demonstrated respect for diversity as well as a belief in the equality of people.
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The Petition of Rights is an English document that sets standards that the king, Charles I, is forbidden to break the terms of agreement. This petition contains limits on taxes, imprisonment, punishment and billeting.
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Bill of rights is an act that the parliament of England passed to limit powers of sovereign and sets rules for parliament such as freedom of speech in Parliament. This act was a reassertion of the Declaration of Rights.
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The Quebec act was a huge move in accepting French into Canada and reducing disagreements between French and English Canadians. The act recognized the French civil law.
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The American Revolution was a huge contribution to democracy.The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson is one of the nation’s most exquisite symbols. Many ideas had already existed and been expressed by John Locke and the Continental philosophers. This document justifies ideas that make up the American nation: “All men are created free and equal and possess the same inherent, natural rights.”
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This changed the lives of black men living in America, enabling them to vote. Unfortunately, this change was not effective in the Southern states.
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New regulations are made in favor of women, granting them the right to vote. This is the first women's suffrage movement made worldwide.
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Women in most of the Canadian western provinces had the right to vote in provincial elections.
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Mahatma Ghandhi begins a non-violent campaign to gain India's independence againtst Britain.
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India is no longer a part of the British Empire. Soon after, they are recognized as the largest democracy.
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The Prime Minister initiated Apartheid laws which allowed Blacks to vote, but only in their homelands.
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Communist Mao Zedong defeats the Nationalists in the Chinese civil war. After his victory, he creates the People's Republic of China.
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Leonard Braithwaite was the first black given a role in a provincial legislature.
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The Voting Rights Act was put forward in order to spread suffrage upon African-Americans in all states, especially the South. This movement has brought equality over time.
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The Institutional Revolutionary Party passed presidency onto the National Action Party, after holding power for 71 years.
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Democracy began in Athens. It began in many civilizations, such as city states. Women, slaves and foreigners were excluded in the discussion of democratic process. Athens developed a governmental system that was continued throughout modern world history.
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