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Manga Carta
Rebel noblemen made the Manga Carta and made the king sign it, lessening the power that the royal family has on the citizens. It is almost similar to the Bill of Rights for the US because of how it limited the power of King James and gave rights to the people of England. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States. In my opinion it is the first draft of what we have for a constitution today because it sets rules and how they will fallow them. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The orders describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns, setting its structure and powers. -
English Bill Of Rights
The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech. In the constitution it is basically our bill of rights because it is the final draft of the Magna Carta, giving people rights and limiting power. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin, then a senior leader (age 45) and a delegate from Pennsylvania, at the Albany Congress -
Social Contract Theory
is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live. The idea stands today with the US court system and emergency system, they provide us with protection while we give them power. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met briefly in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September 5 to October 26, 1774. It paved way to how our Continental Congress meets today. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. Also paved the way for the Continental Congress -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence severed the political connections between the thirteen original American colonies and Great Britain. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the American colonists were able to forge an official alliance with the government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
Stemming from wartime urgency, its progress was slowed by fears of central authority and extensive land claims by states before was it was ratified, or made effective, on March 1, 1781. Under these articles, the states remained sovereign and independent, with Congress serving as the last resort on appeal of disputes. The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States. -
The Virgina Plan
The Virginia Plan (also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor, or the Large-State Plan) was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
