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An English Political Heritage The English colonists brought with them ideas about government that had been developing in England for centuries. Two of these ideas, limited and representative government, greatly influenced the development of the United States. without the permission of the owner, or declare martial law until the country was at war. || 2. King must have parliaments consent to suspend laws, levy taxes, or mantain an army. 3. The monarch can not interfere with parliamentary elections and debates. 4. People have the right to a fair and speedy trial by a jury of their peers. 5. No cruel and unusual punishment. ||
 * = Document  = || =  Year  = || =  Significance  = || = Key Ideas = ||
 * ===Magna Carta=== || 1215 || Established the principle of limited government || Government is not all powerful. ||
 * ===Petition of Right=== || 1625 || Limited the king's power. || The king could no longer collect taxes without parliaments consent, imprison people with out just cause, house troops in private
 * ===English BIll of Rights=== || 1688 || Set cear limits on what a ruler could and could not do. || 1. Monarchs do not have divine right to rule

**John Locke**, an English philosopher, believed that **//natural law//** provided people the [[image:mrream/john_locke.jpg width="201" height="218" align="right"]]
====rights to "life, liberty, and property". He spelled out his politcal ideas in //Two Treatises of Government// (1690), which colonial leaders would regard as the "textbook of the American Revolution". Locke believed that government was only legitimate as long as people continued====

to consent to it.

 * = Colonial Written Constitutions = ||
 * Document || Year || Significance ||
 * ====Mayflower Compact==== || 1620 || First example of colonial plans for self-government ||
 * ====Great Fundamentals==== || 1636 || First basic system of laws in the colonies ||
 * ====Fundamental Orders of Connecticut==== || 1639 || America's first formal constitution - gave people the fight to elect the governor, judges, and representatives to make laws. ||

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