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Influence on US government - Coggle Diagram
Influence on US government
Justice 1000 B.C.E
Direct Democracy 500 B.C.E
Representative Government 500 B.C.E
Equality in the Eyes of God 50 C.E
Rule of Law 1215
Limited Government 1628
Individual Rights 1689
Thomas Hobbs 1588-1679
John Locke 1632-1704
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English political theorist and philosopher whose ideas helped lay foundations for democratic government
English philosopher who developed notion of a social contract between rulers and subject
Rights claimed by humans for being humans
Power exercised by the government is restricted
Principle that government is based on
Religious Equality
Decisions making by officials elected from the citizenry
Citizens gathered to discuss and solve their local problems
Seek to create a just society based on respect for the law