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* 509 BC Roman Republic established | * 509 BC Roman Republic established | ||
* 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, establishing the Roman empire | ||
* 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 | ||
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* 1689 '''Bill of Rights 1689''' (England) | * 1689 '''Bill of Rights 1689''' (England) | ||
** limited power of the monarchy & asserted powers of Parliament & protections of certain civil rights | ** limited power of the monarchy & asserted powers of Parliament & protections of certain civil rights | ||
* 1776 '''Declaration of Independence''' | |||
* 1789 '''US Constitution''' | |||
* 1789 '''Bill of Rights''' (1st ten amendments to the US Constitution) | |||
|| BIG IDEAS | || BIG IDEAS |