timeline project By rafaelgenchi 2200 BCE Ancient Greece Consent of the government 1100 BCE Iroquois Checks and balances 689 BCE John Locke Individual rights 500 BCE Ancient roman empire representative government Mar 16, 1215 Magna Carta Rule of law Mar 16, 1528 Petition of rights Mar 16, 1689 English Bill of rights Individual Rights Mar 16, 1748 Montesquieu Checks and balances Mar 16, 1809 Thomas paine