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MAGNA CARTA (1215) (GREAT CHARTER) - Coggle Diagram
MAGNA CARTA (1215) (GREAT CHARTER)
BEFORE
MONARCH HAD ABSOLUTE POWER =ABOVE THE LAW
DECIDED THE FATE OF PEOPLE WHO WERE INCRIMINATED
LEVIED TAXES WITHOUT BARONS' CONSENT
TO PAY FOR THE WAR AGAINST FRANCE
CIVIL WAR (BARONS VS KING)
KING IMPRISONED BY BARONS (LONDON)
KING FORCED TO SIGN MAGNA CARTA
AFTER
RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL
COURT: MADE OF PEERS
KING= ASK A COUNCIL OF BARONS BEFORE LEVYING TAXES
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
EVERYONE, INCLUDING OUR LEADERS, MUST OBEY THE LAW
BUT
ONLY FOR FREE MEN = RICH MEN
NO WOMEN, NO PEASANTS
BILL OF RIGHTS (1689):
GOVERNMENTS HAD TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND REPRESENT THEIR RIGHTS
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (1948):
EVERYONE HAD A RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH, RELIGION AND MANY OTHER RIGHTS
DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (4TH JULY 1776)