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The Development of Democratic Ideas
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Magna Carta-1215
• 1st document to limit power of English rulers– Kings and queens must
obey the law too!
• Major step toward constitutional government
• Where? - England
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Colonial Government – 1600s
• The governor of colony represented King
• Colonists voted for members of a legislature (assembly)
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English Bill of Rights (1689)
• List of rights for the English citizens• The Monarch (King and/or Queen) couldn’t
raise taxes or build and army without Parliament approval.
• Where? England
• Discuss:Today where can US citizens look to find rights that are given?
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ENLIGHTENMENT THINKERS
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Enlightenment Thinkers Ideas
•They argued that the laws of nature also applied to human life and society.
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John Locke (England)
Viewpoints• All humans have “natural rights”
– Life– Liberty– Property
• In order to have their “natural rights” protected, humans give up certain freedoms to Government
• If gov’t does NOT protect your Rights, citizens can OVERTHROW it!!!
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DISCUSS: When you go through airport security, what freedoms might you give up?
Which one of your “natural rights” is the government protecting?
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Baron de Montesquieu (France)
Viewpoints• Believed too much power
in one place is dangerous for others
• Introduced “Separation of Powers” between branches of government
• Ex: England’s Government– King-enforced laws– Parliament-made laws– Judges-interpreted laws
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•DISCUSS: In colonial government, assemblies controlled the salary of the governor. How is this an examples of Montisqieu’s
separation of power?
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Jean Jacques Rousseau (France)
Viewpoints• Humans will destroy
themselves if they don’t give up some freedoms
• Humans create a “social contract” with government to protect themselves
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Discuss: How are speed limits examples of the social contract?
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Voltaire (France & England)
Viewpoints• Believed in Civil
Liberties–Trial by Jury of peers–Freedom of Religion–Freedom of Speech
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DISCUSS: What might happen if Police Officers were the ones who determined the people they arrested guilty instead of judges or juries?
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DISCUSS: Voltaire once said:
“I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your RIGHT to say it.”
What do you think he meant by that?