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The Development of Democracy
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The beginnings of Democracy can be traced back to around 500 BC in Ancient Greece
The Ancient Romans had a representative democracy or republic
Many governments today, claim to be democratic
But many lack some freedoms assossiated with democracy
This was hard to achieve because of inexperience in self-rule
Several countries have struggled to develop democracy
The Petition of Right called King Charles I to stop collecting taxes without Parliament's consent
King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta
Parliament's supremacy in making laws was established after the English Revolution
The English Bill of Rights passed giving people basic civil rights
John Locke said that the government's main purpose should be to protect the lives, liberties and property of the people
People began to demand for more freedoms
During the Reformation, Protestant churches were established and many had a democratic structure
Both Catholics and Protestants started to oppose Absolute Monarchy
They belived that political power comes from the concent of the people
French thinkers like Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau helped the spread of democracy
The first colonist landed in Ameria bringing democratic traditions
The Mayflower Compact was created for the Pilgrims to follow "just and equal laws"
The Declaration of Independence represent a classic democratic document
This established basic human rights which should be something every government grants
The Federal powers were split off unto the legislative, executive, and judicial powers
The US Constitution adopted the dividing power system between the states and federal power
The Bill of Rights was passed guaranteeing the citizens basic rights and freedoms
Voting Rights changed over time
The citizens elected somone to represent them
The Christian teaching that everyone is equal before God,
This goes with the democratic principal brotherhood among people
Feudal courts lead to king's councils, representative assemblies, and parliaments
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The Ancient Romans continued to use democracy as their form of government but they believed that political power comes from the consent of the people
Feudalism is where some people had more rights than others in this social system
The Magna Carta is later used for trial by jury, protection against unlawful arrest, and no taxation without representation
The English Revolution
When a cultural awakening ran across Europe a new spirt of individualism developed and hastened the growth of democracy
The French Revolution helped promote ideas like liberty and equality
Because the American colonists wanted to self-govern themselves and no taxation without representation the Revolutionary War was sparked
Democracy spread rapidly around the world during the 1800s
More political rights like voting, freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and religion were extended to the working classes who demanded it
In the early 1900s some nations didn't follow the democratic track. In Russia, Germany, Italy, and later Africa dictators arose.