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Evolution of Democracy

By allyhockeygirl15
  • 1754 BCE

    The Code of King Hammurabi

    The Code of King Hammurabi
    • Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia
    • Consists of 282 laws
    • Eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth
    • Depended on social status of slave versus free man
    • Currently on display in the Louvre in Paris
    • Codes for business transaction and family relationship
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    -Important document agreed upon by King John of England
    -Promises protection of church rights
    -King John was a tyrant and considered one of the worst Kings in England history
    - He imposed heavily takes on his barons to pay for his expensive wars
    -Barons demanded King obey law, when he refused, the captured London and the key was forced to negotiate
    - Result was Magna Carta that is a powerful symbol of liberty around the world

  • John Locke Concerning Civil Government

    John Locke Concerning Civil Government
    -English philosphiper + physician
    -Most Famous of enlightenment thinkers
    -"Father of Liberation"
    -His theory of mind
    -Believed human nature is based on reason + tolerance
    -Advocated for governmental separation of powers and that revolution is not only a right button obligation

  • Declaration of Right of Man and of the Citizen

    Declaration of Right of Man and of the Citizen
    -An important document of the french revolution
    -It was influenced by Thomas Jefferson who was American
    -It declares that men (women weren't included) have a universal, natural right to be free and be protected by law
    - This thought was inspired by the Enlightenment Philosophers

  • Amendment XV Constitution

    Amendment XV Constitution
    -After U.S Civil War Constitution was amended it prevented governments in U.S from denying a citizen right to vote based on race, colour or previous condition
    -This gave blacks and other minorities right to vote but it wasn't followed all the time. Many states created "poll takes" and discriminatory "literacy tests" that disqualified many black votes

  • New Zealand Election Act

    New Zealand Election Act
    -Governor Lord Glasgow signed a new Electoral Act into Law
    -New Zealand became first self governing country in the world to give all women right to vote in elections
    -Canada, Britain, US didn't give women right to vote until after WW1

  • U.N Dec of Human Rights

    U.N Dec of Human Rights
    -Came about because of 2 major World Wars
    -During WWII Allies adopted The Four Freedoms: Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from fear and freedom from wantas base
    -Promotes fundamental human rights and "dignity+worth of the human person"
    -Promotes "universal respect for observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex language or religion"

  • Charter of Fundamental Rights EU

    Charter of Fundamental Rights EU
    • Contains rights and freedoms for all Europeans -Data protection -Guarantees on bioethics
      -Transparent administration -There are 6 titles: Dignity, Freedoms, Equality, Solidarity, Citizen's Rights and Justice -It is legally binding since Treaty of Lisbon in 2009