He served to lay the foundation for the evolution of parliamentary
government and subsequent declarations of rights in Great Britain and
the United States. In attempting to establish checks on the king's
powers, this document asserted the right of "due process" of law. By the
end of the 13th century, it provided the basis for the idea of a
"higher law," one that could not be altered either by executive mandate
or legislative acts.
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using two elements of each document (e.g., how the government is organized, what rights citizens are guaranteed, how each can be amended, what powers each branch has, what the preambles say, etc.). Cite specific examples to support your statements.
President Kennedy and Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev removed the missiles from Cuba and brought them back into the custody of the Soviet Union, which prevented an immediate threat of nuclear war.
The first and foremost merit of Protestant Reformation is that it dispensed with one, unique, and unquestionable authority, embodied in the Roman Catholic Church. It opened the path to pluralism - a multitude of opinions that seek to be freely expressed, without censure and fear of punishment. It dismantled the dogma of one truth and one truth only - whether it be about God, Trinity, priests, an attitude towards worldly riches or anything else. Even though it was not secular, its focus on living in this world rather than in anticipation of heaven or hell, opened new perspectives for the development of secularism too.
