enlightenment philosophers
magna carta
the charter granted by King John at Runnymede in 1215, recognizing the rights and privileges of the barons, church, and freemen
classical theories of government
Democracy is a classical theory of government
natural rights
Rights that people supposedly have under natural law. The Declaration of Independence of the United States lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as natural rights.
English bill of rights
an English statute of 1689 confirming, with minor changes, the Declaration of Rights, declaring the rights and liberties of the subjects and settling the succession in William III and Mary II.
montesquieu
was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment
john locke
was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism"