Dating back centuries, many of the world's countries were ran by King with unlimited power. Some langs acted as a
this changed when King John was forced by his
them without their
unless by the "lawful judgement of his peers," establishing
in Europe, a time period called the
about the world. These ideas would also influence future
at the threat of being overthrown. King John agreed to give up some of his power to the barons by not tasding
abusing their power. In early 1218.
to sign the
and agreeing to follow the same laws as them. This idea is called
The Magna Carta mentioned that people accused of crimes can't be imprisoned
new
During the 17th century
pilgrims were traveling to the new world. When they arrived in Massachusetts, they wrote the
emerged when philosophers introduced
In 1620, European
to decide who was in charge of the new colony. This idea is
power to
Later on in England, after a series of civil wars, the
was written to give rights to the people. It also gave
the King. However, under British rule, the American colonists were facing problems of their own. In 1776,
the legislative branch of England, who would make laws instead of
from Britain, greatly influenced by the idea's written in
called
American colonists would declare their
Thomas Paine's pamphlet