A constitutional document in England, signed in 1628 by King Charles I that laid out specific protections against the state

Act signed in 1689 by King William III and Queen Mary II which outlined specific constitutional and civil rights, and which gave the parliament power of the monarchy

An agreement by which people give up freedoms to a leader who can ensure protection of their rights

Unchanging moral principles and rights, such as Locke's "life, liberty, and property"

A system of government that separated government power and then creating "checks" in the system to ensure one branch of government does not gain too much power

A formal document written by the passengers of the Mayflower upon landing in North America that outlined the governing system of the Plymouth colony

A pamphlet published by Thomas Payne in 1775 or 1776 that advocated for the independence of the American colonists from Great Britain

A document drafted in 1776 by George Mason that declared the inherent rights of man, and became the basis of the Declaration of Independence

Document written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson that declared the American colonists' intention to break away from British rule