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2200 BCE
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece formed a democratic form of government. they felt that "everyone was equal before law." http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Government/ -
753 BCE
Ancient Roman Empire
Originally, it was ruled by a monarchy system but later changed into a democracy system. it was a true democracy system because its important officials were not elected. -
1215
Magna Carta
The document was a way to limit the monarchy power because the king was abusing it. the document later became a symbol of freedom from oppression for its citizens. -
John Locke
He believed that people had natural rights that the government could not take away or form laws against. he said that people were born with life, liberty, and property. -
English Bill of Rights
the English Bill of Rights was a list of laws and regulations that citizens were to follow. it made up the basic laws of the country. -
Montesquieu
He believed that a government elected by the people was the best way for a government to be run. He formed the idea of the separation of powers to be divided by 3 groups of people
http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/montesquieu/montesquieu-bio.html -
Thomas Paine
he challenged British government and was the first to openly ask for independence from great Britain. he was imprisoned for a while but still got his work out
http://www.ushistory.org/paine/
