if it's for your government homework it's john Locke's "Two Treaties on Government, English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, and Petition of Right
Colonists rights were defined by formal documents. British rights were defined by laws and tradition
Colonists' rights were defined by formal documents. British rights were defined by laws and tradition.
The Declaration of Independence was the first document to justify a revolution against an established government. The Declaration has three parts. It starts with a statement of basic human rights that all people enjoy--"rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" It then goes on to proclaim that a just government is one that has the consent of the people being governed. This is the revolutionary action -- when a government fails to protect the rights of the people or is destructive of the rights of the people, then the people have the right to alter or abolish the government and form a new government that will be protective of the people's rights. The second part of the Declaration is listing of specific complaints the colonists had against King George III. The third part of the Declaration contains the actual statement of independence from Great Britain. MrV
The English Bill of Rights and Magna Carta. These were the only two because England had limited the power of its kings and queens in two documents.
The Revolutionary War established the notion that government is subservient to the people and when a government ceases to represent the will of the people, it is that people's duty to remove themselves from that government and establish their own. The Constitution of the United States established the related notion that "rights" do not derive from the government but from the consent of the governed. And, specifically, anything not enumerated in the Constitution is reserved to the States. That is the main issue of the 1860 War of Northern Aggression. Government in Washington D.C. no longer represented the interests of the Southern States. They, then, exercised their right to secede from the Union.
The Bill of Rights
Government documents did North Carolina have is all about bill of rights.
The Constitution is an example of a governing document. It established how the government was supposed to work by listing the government's powers and the rights of people.
The Constitution is an example of a governing document. It established how the government was supposed to work by listing the government's powers and the rights of people.
The rights of the people
colonists' rights were defined by formal documents. british rights were defined by laws and tradition
The preamble of the Constitution sets up the formation of the government of the United States. The rights of people are in the Bill of Rights. For complete copies of these documents, see the link below.
The laws enumerated within these documents have been enforced by the executive branch of government in such a way that most people are able to enjoy most of these rights, most of the time.
Colonists rights were defined by formal documents. British rights were defined by laws and tradition
Colonists' rights were defined by formal documents. British rights were defined by laws and tradition.
Colonists rights were defined by formal documents. British rights were defined by laws and tradition
Colonists rights were defined by formal documents. British rights were defined by laws and tradition