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510
Athens
Democracy first started in AthensGreece). Ephialtes and Cleisthenis contributed to the development of the earliest form of democracy.
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Period: 510 to
Democracy
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
King John signed the Magna Carta that bounded the power of the king. This meant that the king had to obey by the laws that everyone else obeyed by. -
Jean Rousseau and John Locke
These two great thinkers stated the the governments job was to protect the citizens natural rights which (at the time) were life, liberty, and the ownership of property. -
Declaration of Independence
This Declaration of Independence stated that the 13 American colonies were independent states and that "All men are created equal."
The document used the ideas of Jean Rousseau and John Locke. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
During the French Revolution thinkers like Jean Rousseau used democratic ideas to write the "Declaration of the Rights of Man."
This document states that all men have free and equal rights. -
Today
Today America is run on democrecy. The people elect government officials to represent them, and they make the decisions.
