Influential Cultures
Individual rights
Rule of law
Justice
Personal responsibility
Judeo-Christian Ideas
The right that people accused of crimes have to laws that treat them fairy, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected
Due process
Document that limited the power of the King of England and made sure the king had to follow all the laws of the kingdom.
Magna Carta
Group of people who came up with ideas on how government should run
Enlightenment Thinkers
Polis
Legislative bodies
Written constitution
Natural rights
Ancient Greece
Individuals are born politically and socially equal
Document that gave additional rights to the people of England (i.e. Freedom of Speech, No Cruel and Unusual Punishment, etc)
English Bill of Rights
A theory created by John Locke that says people are born with rights to life, liberty, and property
Natural Rights
Separation of powers
Representative government
Republicanism
Rule of law
Ancient Rome
The idea that those who govern must follow the laws; no one is above the law.
Rule of law
Document that outlines how the people of the Mayflower would be governed once they landed
Mayflower Compact
A theory created by John Locke that says in order for people to protect their natural rights they must have a contract between themselves and a government
Social Contract
Greece and Rome
The belief that individuals are born with basic rights, such as life, liberty, and property, that cannot be taken away by governments
Natural rights
Book supporting the American independence from Great Britain based on ideas of republicanism
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
A theory creates by Montesquieu that says the only way government will work properly is if it is broken up into separate branches
Separation of powers