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US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History: Difference between revisions
US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History (view source)
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* 27 BC official end of Roman Republic | * 27 BC official end of Roman Republic | ||
** as Senate grants extraordinary powers to Caesar Augustus | ** as Senate grants extraordinary powers to Caesar Augustus | ||
* 1215 Magna Carta | * 1215 '''Magna Carta''' | ||
** King John cedes power to local lords and recognizes civil and legal protections in law | ** King John cedes power to local lords and recognizes civil and legal protections in law | ||
* 1450s-1500s Italian Renaissance | * 1450s-1500s Italian Renaissance | ||
** rise of humanism & political philosophy (Machiavelli) | ** rise of humanism & political philosophy (Machiavelli) | ||
* | * 1689 '''Bill of Rights 1689''' (England) | ||
* | ** limited power of the monarchy & asserted powers of Parliament & protections of certain civil rights | ||
|| BIG IDEAS | || BIG IDEAS | ||
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=== English civil law & rights === | |||
==== Magna Carta ==== | |||
==== Bill of Rights, 1689 ==== | |||
* enacted after Glorious Revolution under William and Mary | |||
** the English Civil War and subsequent events demonstrated the potential for abuse by both the monarhcy and Parliament | |||
* Bill of Rights of 1689 acted as a form of a constitution, setting fundamental law, including: | |||
* limited power of the monarchy | |||
* asserted powers of Parliament, including | |||
** regular parliamentary sessions | |||
** freedom of speech in the Parliament (protecting dissent) | |||
** ensuring free and fair elections to Parliament | |||
** no taxation without Parliament's consent | |||
* protected certain civil rights, including | |||
** right to self-defense | |||
** protection against "cruel and unusual punishment" | |||
** Parliament protections are also protections of individual civil liberties, including rule by consent of the governed | |||
==== Common law ==== | |||
=== Enlightenment ideas === | === Enlightenment ideas === | ||
* Machiavelli | * Machiavelli | ||
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* affirmation of Locke | * affirmation of Locke | ||
* affirms self-governance | * affirms self-governance | ||
* affirmed rule by consent of the governed | |||
* anti-monarchy | * anti-monarchy | ||
* justifies revolution based on needs of citizens going unmet | * justifies revolution based on needs of citizens going unmet | ||