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7 Cards in this Set
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Enlightenment Ideas
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New ideas about human existence and government's control |
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Montesquieu
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Believed in separation of power (three equal branches with checks and balances. |
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John Locke
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Believed in Social Contract ( agreement between government and the people) and Natural Rights |
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Magna Carta
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English document 1215, limited the King's power. |
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EBOR
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*Parliament would enjoy free speech *no armies in peace time *No taxes imposed without Parliaments approval *Citizens could petition the government. *No excessive bail, or cruel and unusual punishment. |
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Mayflower Compact
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First written form of government in US. Pilgrims agree to make necessary laws and to form their own communities |
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Common Sense
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Pamphlet that clarified fight for independence to commoners (Thomas Paine) |
