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Jan 1, 1215
1215- England
England was in the process of developing a new democratic system called Representative Democracy. Nobles had an idea about forcing the king to sign a contract where they would have more power than him. This introduced more freedom which they called, “free men”. -
Jan 1, 1295
1295- England
Edward I creates a new idea where people vote for representatives to represent them or “Model Parliament”. His idea was similar to other kings and rulers but he was the first person to call it Parliament. This term is used in Modern Democracies all around the world. -
1642-51, England
In this time period, The king, Charles I tried to arrest 5 members of parliament which caused a small war between Royal Supporters and parliamentary. In 1649 Charles I gets beheaded in and England becomes a commonwealth, then a protectorate. -
1689- England
By 1689, England has a constitution, civil and political rights which every citizen living under the constitution has to have, and has many essential laws that are needed to protect the country. All these properties led up to Modern Day Democracy. -
1856- Australia
Australia was also founded by the English and had made their own laws, rights and a constitution. In 1856 Australia created a Secret Ballot system. The system helped prevent people from influencing other voters to vote for a particular government and could keep their vote a secret. This system was spread world wide and is used to this day in Modern Australia. The system was used so citizen’s voting could be kept a secret. -
1867- Britain
The government increased the number of voters by allowing more men with households to vote paying 10 dollars a year -
1901- Australia
Australia gets federated in 1901 and creates a constitution. Women were granted permission to vote 7 years prior to 1901 allowing them to participate in federal elections. In 1910, the ACT and Canberra was created, becoming the Capital City of Australia. -
508- Ancient Athens
Only citizens (men) were allowed to vote excluding women, slaves and children- people who did not have rights. Not many people voted which meant that it was easier to count the votes. It had more weaknesses than strengths considering that it was one of the first types of democracy. -
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