What are the "natural rights" of man, where did they come from, and how are they "self-evident"?

Where did the Bill of Rights come from and why did the Founding Fathers think they were necessary?

How did the United States Bill of Rights compare with the English Bill of Rights?

What were the differences and similarities between the new U.S. government and the English Parliamentary system?

Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and John Locke (1632–1704) in England, and Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) in France, were among the philosophers who developed a theory of natural rights based on rights to life, liberty, and property (later expanded by Jefferson to “the pursuit of happiness”) that individuals would have in ..]]]

[[Where did the Bill of Rights come from and why did the Founding Fathers think they were necessary?

1791

[[How did the United States Bill of Rights compare with the English Bill of Rights?

Thus, both bills of rights are meant to protect the people and limit the government, but the English Bill of Rights includes both provisions for civil liberties and provisions regarding the setup of the government. The US Bill of Rights, by contrast, is solely concerned with civil liberties.]]

What were the differences and similarities between the new U.S. government and the English Parliamentary system?

Most significantly, the British have a democratic parliamentary government, headed by a monarch and prime minister.

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