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The Evolution of Democracy

Code of Hammurabi

CONCERNING COVOL GOVERNMENT

AMENDMENT XV TO CONSTITUTION OF THE USA

U.N. DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

MAIN POINTS

MAIN POINTS:

MAIN POINTS

  • Laws are not meant to control, they are guides
  • We should trust the Commonwealth and not be slaves to the Legislature
  • If a child hits his parents, he will be punished (hands cut of)
  • There are laws of justice (if you hurt someone, you are equally punished)
  • Human rights are not to be violated by the government
  • There should be no bias according to race, colour or social standing
  • Every human being is entitled to a common standard of achievement
  • We should be respectful of each other and not see ourselves above one another

1893

1957

1789

1215

1754 BC

1870

1688

1948

Magna Carta

EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES

Declaration of the Rights of Men

NEW ZELAND: ELECTION ACT

MAIN POINTS

MAIN POINTS:

MAIN POINTS

MAIN POINTS:

  • Women are equals and should be allowed to vote
  • We should be guided by the principal of freedom
  • Europe can succeed if it is united, not separate
  • Police officers cannot abuse their power, they must have witnesses
  • Justice will prevail: the innocent shall not be imprisoned
  • Nobody has power unless it came from the nation
  • You are free to do whatever you want as long as it doesn't interfere with others' rights

By: Kristina Garth

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