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Period: Feb 17, 1200 to
constitutional influences timeline
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Feb 17, 1215
The Magna Carta
limit the kings power and protect he rights of the nobels
written by nobels
Big Ideas
*limited govornment
*due process
*rights
*ruleof law -
Mayflower compact
The purpose is to see who is in charge
written by the puritans thatleft england and ended up
in massachuetts
Big ideas
*self govornment
*Rule of law -
English bill of rights
The english bill of rights was writtenby he english parliament to epand he rights of the parliament and the people and limit the power of th king
Big ideas
*Rights
*Due process
*Limeted govornment -
John locke
A philosopher and a political scientist who had many intrests and he wrote a number of writngs that influenced future leaders
Big ideas
* natural rights
*life, liberty, and property -
Cato's letters
cato the elder and cato the younger wrote this to convince peope to support freedom of expression
Big ideas
*freedom of expressin
*freedom of speech
