C.I. D Bayne – B011/Rippe B044 Origins of Constitutional Principles and Rights Created by Tim Bayne Page 1 of 2 10/15/03 C.I. 1 The Foundations and Principles of the U.S. Constitution. 1.3 Identify the philosophical origins of democracy. Goal: To understand the European origins of principles and rights contained in the Constitution. You will examine actual primary documents or writings with the idea of making a direct correlation to the provisions of the United States Constitution 1787. http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html These documents can be found on the web. Below are sites for you. Feel free to search for your own. The primary documents that you will need to use are the following: • Magna Carta – 1215 http://www.constitution.org/eng/magnacar.htm • English Petition of Rights – 1628. http://www.constitution.org/eng/petright.htm • English Bill of Rights – 1689. http://www.constitution.org/eng/eng_bor.htm • John Locke’s - Second Treaties of Civil Government 1690 http://www.constitution.org/jl/2ndtreat.htm • Baron de Montesquieu’s - Spirit of Laws 1748. http://www.constitution.org/cm/sol_01.htm John Locke (b. 1632, d. 1704) Baron de Montesquieu’s (b 1689, d.1755) Note: you can also use The Citizen and the Constitution We the People textbook if you chose to use it as an aid.