U1A3 - Evolution of Democracy

By wxrxlla
  • 1754 BCE

    The Code of Hammurabi

    The Code of Hammurabi
    King Hammurabi has the wisdom like no other king.
    If a son kills his father, his hands with be chopped off. If a man breaks a bone of another, his bone will be broken.
  • 1215

    King John I: Magna Carta

    King John I: Magna Carta
    No officer, in the future, is allowed to place anyone in a trial without a supported complaint and witnesses.
    No Freemen should be imprisoned or injured or dismantled from their rights and possessions, unless said so.
  • John Locke: Concerning Civil Government

    John Locke: Concerning Civil Government
    The freedom of a man is to be free from any power on Earth and should follow the law of nature for his own sake.
    The freedom of man in a society is to be lower than those with legislative power unless consent in found by the commonwealth.
  • Declaration Of The Rights Of Man

    Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
    No body nor individual can exert authority from the country.
    Freedom consists of doing anything with freedom without injuring others.
  • Amendment XV to Constitution of the U.S.

    Amendment XV to Constitution of the U.S.
    On account of race, colour, or your place in slavery, your right to vote in the United States will not be denied.
  • New Zealand: Election Act

    New Zealand: Election Act
    An Electoral Bill containing the right to have Women vote was introduced by Richard Seddon in June. The Electoral Act gave all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
  • U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    A declaration that should be constantly in mind, which should strive by teaching and educating to promote respect for the rights and freedoms, national and international, to secure their universal.
  • European Member States

    European Member States
    As the continent of Europe becomes a union, the attachment to the principles of freedom, democracy, and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law will be accepted as a way to unite.