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Pericles' Funeral Oration
(431 BC) In his funeral speech, it is said: "...its administration is in the hands, not of a few, but of the whole people. In the settling of private disputes, everyone is equal before the law. Election to public office is made on the basis of ability, not on the basis of membership to a particular class." -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
This required King John I, of England to announce certain rights. Because of this, King John's power over England was greatly reduced. This became the foundation for English citizens' rights, and allowed the beginning of a powerful parliament. -
Jan 1, 1350
Iroquois Confederacy Council
The Six Nations of the Iroquiois would all get together, to call meetings to discuss issues, leaders and other concerns, much like democracy today. -
Two Treatises on Government
A philosophical book published by John Locke, in which the first treatise focuses on attacking patriarchalism, while the second one describes a theory of political, or civil society. -
Code of Hammurabi
(1750 BC) Babylonian king Hammurabi created a set of common rules to govern his people. The laws regard both public, and private matters. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
This is a very important document, of the French Revolution, which defines individual, and collective rights of all levels of hierarchy as one universal level. -
Amendment XV to the US Constitution
This Amendment forbids the governments in the US from excluding and citizen from the right to vote based on their race, color, etc. The main focus was to allow each and every citizen to have a voice in their government. -
Election Act - New Zealand
This act promoted equality, and women gained the right to vote in New Zealand, and they now have a voice in the government. -
Military Voters Act
All soldiers during WWI got the right to vote. -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A declaration adopted by the United Nations, which outlines the fundamental rights and freedoms that every single person is entitled to. -
Aboriginals gain right to vote in Canada
The Canadian Bill of Rights gives the aboriginal peoples of Canada the right to vote in public elections. -
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Charter guarantees certain political, and civil rights to everyone in canada, and its citizens. It focuses on equality, and everyone having a voice.
