Magna Carta
The English "Magna Carta".
The Magna Carta is an English document quite radical for its time. It was signed by King John in 1215 as the first English document that limited the rights of the monarch and allowed his feudal lords more power.
the English Bill of Rights was the first document to contain which idea
the English Bill of Rights was the first document to contain which idea
The first document to reduce the powers of the English monarchs was the Magna Carta, or Great Charter in English, signed in 1215 by King John.
magna carta
The Magna Carta limits the power of the king in England. It was written in 1215. Key Themes in the Magna Carta are Rule of Law, Due Process, and Economic Rights. Again in 1628 The Petition of Rights limiting the power of the kind by not allowing the Monarchy to tax without consent of Parliament.
natural rights--rights that no govenrnment can arbitrarily take away
The Bilk of Rights 1698
The first written colonial self-government was The Fundamental Orders of 1639 in the Connecticut towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield. The document was conspicuously devoid of references to the sovereignty of England and its monarchs.
They protected they people from monarchy. they limited the power of the king to a certain point. The Magna Carta being the first document to limit such power.
Probably the Magna Carta but the idea for limited government stretches far back