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Period: Sep 23, 1200 to
Constitutional Influences Timeline
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Sep 23, 1215
Magna Carta
noboy would be above the law, not even the king and queen -
Mayflower Compact
Pilgrims need rules to govern themselves -
Fundamental Orders of Conecticut
eleted representatives to make laws form each town electon of a governer and judges -
Gorious Revolution
no ruler would have more power than Parliament -
English Bill of Rights
free elections fait trials no cruel or unusual punishment -
John Locke
life, liberty, and property believed that all people have natural rights that we are born with and government can't take away these rights -
Montesquieu
developed dea of separation of powers dividing government into branches so that no part can become too powerful -
Rousseau
