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Origins of Democracy
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Code of Hammurabi
First written code of law "eye for an eye"
Magna Carta
Nobles get rights for the first time, king loses some power
Parliament
King begins to delegate some power to a legislature
House of burgesses
First Representative democracy in the colonies
Mayflower Compact
FIrst direct democracy in the american colonies
fundamnetal orders of connecticut
First modern constitution in the colonies
Glorious Revolution
Parliament becomes more powerful than the king
English Bill of Rights
restrictions on the monarch and stated basic rights
Social Contract Theory
purpose of government, protec citizens, people could over throw it
Declaration of independence
severed ties between great britain and 13 british colonies
Articles of Confederation
first government, establish strong state governments
U.S. Constitution
Restructured framework of Us government