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Timeline

1. Magna Carta 1215

2. English Bill of Rights 1689

3. Declaration of Independence 17764. Declaration of the Rights of Man 1789

5. U.S. Bill of Rights 1791


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Magna Carta 1215

The major source oftraditional Englishrespect for individualrights and liberties.

Contract between theking and nobles ofEngland.

Limited the power ofthe English monarchover all his Englishsubjects.


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English Bill of Rights 1689

Formal summary of therights and libertiesbelieved essential to thepeople.

Limited the monarchys

power and protected freespeech in Parliament.

Increased the power of

the Parliament, which isthen spread to the people


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Declaration of Independence 1776

Declared to King GeorgeIII of England and to theworld why they should befree of British rule.

Governments are createdby the people to protecttheir rights.

Ideas of the

Enlightenmentespecially Lockes ideas

influenced the writers.


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Declaration of the Rights of Manand the Citizen 1789

Influenced byenlightenment and theU.S. Declaration ofIndependence.

Drafted by NationalAssembly and limitedFrench monarchy.

Guaranteed rights ofliberty, property,security, andresistance tooppression.


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U.S. Bill of Rights 1791

Contains amendmentswhich limited the power ofthe U.S. federalgovernment.

These limitations serve toprotect the natural rightsof liberty and property.

It is a vital symbol of

freedom and culture ofour nation.


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The 10 AmendmentsAmendment 1 Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition thegovernment.

Amendment 2Individuals have a right to own a weapon.

Amendment 3 Individuals cannot be forced to have troops in times of peace or war.

Amendment 4 Individuals cannot be searched or seized in their home.

Amendment 5 An Individual is innocent until proven guilty, cannot be tried for the samecrime twice, have the right to remain silent, and cannot be deprived oflife, liberty, or property, without due process of law or shall privateproperty be taken for public use without consent of the owner.

Amendment 6 Individuals have the right to a fair, quick, and public trial, right to anattorney and the right to be confronted with the witnesses against them.

Amendment 7 An individual cannot be sued for over $20 if a jury is not present.

Amendment 8 An individual cannot be given excessive bail or cruel and unusualpunishment.

Amendment 9 People have more rights than those in the constitution.

Amendment 10The individual has power. The states have power.


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Amend

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Magna Carta English Bill of Rights Declaration of

Independence

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MC#63 All people in the Englishkingdom have liberties and rights

protected by the king.MC#1

Clause 6: citizens have right to petitionthe King

Clause 8: freedom of speech

People are created equalthe pursuitof Happiness.

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None Clause 4: All have rights to weapons None

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MC#52If a persons land has beentaken, it will immediately be

restored to them.

Clause 3: No quartering soldiers incitizens houses

For quartering largetroops amongus.

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MC#9 The government cannot takea persons land as long as the

property of the debtor are sufficientto repay the debt.MC#30 Government will not takeany possessions against the will of

the owner.MC#52

None He has plundered our seasanddestroyed the lives of our people.

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MC#38 A person cannot be triedunless the prosecutor has crediblewitnesses brought for this situation.

Clause 11: You cannot fine peopleunreasonably

Fordepriving us inthe benefit ofTrial by Jury.


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