I want to walk through the circumstances surrounding the execution of Charles 1st:
- click here for info from UK's Parliament.
This event helps set the stage for the rise of legislative power and the separated powers.
I also want to walk through the following key documents:
- Petition of Right.
- British Bill of Rights.
- US Declaration on Independence.
- Articles of Confederation.
- US Constitution.
The next sections dig further into specific aspects of the Constitution. This material should help us understand - roughly - why the document looks the way it does.
