Rights you have simply because you are human (life, liberty, and property)

An agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed

(1215) a charter of freedoms that King John of England was forced to sign; the king had to obey the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom

An agreement reached by the Pilgrims bound them to live in a civil society according to their own laws

1689 laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament

A pamphlet written to the American colonists in 1775-76 advocating independence from Great Britain

Formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain

A cruel and oppressive government or rule

The authority of a government should depend on the consent of the people, as expressed by votes in elections

principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern; no one is above the law

A government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution

fair treatment through the normal judicial system

the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government

a set of beliefs and ethics held in common by Judaism and Christianity

Right to be valued and respected as a human being