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a formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the Constitution as Amendments 1–10
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restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution
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the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced
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an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States.
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nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live.
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an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy.
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the doctrine that the right of rule derives directly from God, not from the consent of the people.
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an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.
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a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.
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any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
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the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede
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