Magna Carta
The punishment of crimes and fair resolution of disputes.
Right to justice
Established the principle of self-governance
The Mayflower Compact
promises that there would be no taxation without representation.
individual rights and liberties
This 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged American colonists to break away from British rule.
Common Sense
Believed that the powers of government should be separate among 3 branches.
Montesquieu
No freeman would be imprisoned OR lose his property OR be punished without having a trial by jury.
Right to fair trial
The Mayflower started a strong tradition of the people governing themselves
Self-governance
no tax would be collected without the approval of the people's representatives parliament.
No taxation without representation
A government where the people declare their independence.
Representative self-government
No one is above the law.
Rule of law
Citizens cannot have their lives, liberty, and property taken away with a fair process like trial.
Right to due process
The pilgrims on board of the Mayflower signed this agreement
The Mayflower Compact
guaranteed individuals the right to life, liberty, and property
No excessive punishments
______________ is better than being ruled by a distant king.
Self governance
There are limits on the powers that government has over us and what government can do.
Limited government
No new taxes will be imposed without consent of the people.
Limitation of power
The Mayflower Compact asserted the principles of
Consent of the governed
Cannot be taken away except as punishment for crime for a crime.
Life, liberty, and property
Helped lead the _________________
Declaration of Independence
Government cannot take away our life, liberty, or property without a fair process.
Due process of law
Established important rights that were later enjoyed by all free Englishmen.
The Magna Carta
The laws of a community must be passed with agreement of its members
Consent of the governed
At trial by a group of fellow citizens.
Speedy and fair trial jury
Paine’s ideas about __________________ influenced the founding principles of the United States.
freedom, equality, and democracy
All citizens are equal in the eyes of the law and they are all entitled to the same rights.
Equality of mankind