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May 6, 1000
Democracy (508 BC)
Democracy develops in Athens, Greece -
May 8, 1000
Dictatorial Roman senate (27 BC)
Roman senate votes to give extraordinary (dictaorial) powers to Octavian. -
two treaties of government
JOhn locke writes the two treaties of government outlining some liberal political ideas -
The three branches
montesquieu writes "The spirits of the laws". -
Benjamin Franklin writes james parker
Benjamin Franklin writes to james parker about the federal orginization of the haudenosaunee confederacy -
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress (representing the Thirteen Colonies ) adopts the declaration of Independance, starting the process olf creating the us republic. -
secret ballot
Canada holds the first secret ballot -
Canada
Canada is founded by the british north america act. -
Suffrage
First nations peoples in canada granted Sufffrage -
Person's case
Women gets full rights. -
Stalin
Lenin dies letting stalin get power. -
Triple E senate
Reform party of canada is created. -
Enabling Act
Hitler passes the enabling act -
majority tyrnanny
south africa protest to the Majority tyranny laws. -
Referendum
The refurendum on the Charlottetown Accord, which would include special rights for first Nations and FrancphoneCnadians, fails to pass -
Electoral collage
George W. bush wins his first term as president of the USA without winning the majority of the votes. -
fixed Date exlections
Harper government psses bill C-16 which brings fixed date elections -
Scapegoat
President Mugabe if Zimbabwe blames UK for cholera outbreak in his country.