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Very important civilization
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John Locke was an English philosopher, he published a book about natural rights held by every human being.
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Beginnings of representative government could be seen in the Ancient Roman Empire.
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A group of Native American tribes and formed an alliance to work together toward a common goal.
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The English wrote the Magna Carta and included a very important section.
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The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.
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The Bill of Rights, also known as the English Bill of Rights, is an Act of the Parliament of England that deals with constitutional matters and sets out certain basic civil rights.
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Thomas Paine was an English and American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary.
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First person to describe this kind of system in detail. Wrote that power must be divided in government to prevent one part from becoming too powerful.