Agreement of the People
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The Agreement of the People was a radical constitutional proposal drafted by English Civil War-era reformers (notably the Levellers) calling for popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, and legal equality.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional proposal
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historical document ⓘ political manifesto ⓘ |
| aimedAt | reforming the English constitution ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Leveller movement
NERFINISHED
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Putney Debates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
equality before the law
ⓘ
extended suffrage ⓘ frequent parliaments ⓘ legal equality ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ proportional representation of constituencies ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dateProposed | 1647 ⓘ |
| debatedAt | Putney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
John Lilburne
NERFINISHED
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Levellers NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Overton NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ William Walwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
First Agreement of the People
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Agreement of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Agreement of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
conflict between Parliament and the monarchy
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radicalization of sections of the New Model Army ⓘ |
| influenced |
later democratic theory
ⓘ
republican constitutionalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English common law traditions
ⓘ
Puritan political thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
absolute monarchy
ⓘ
unlimited parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | radical ⓘ |
| proposedBy | New Model Army agitators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedInstitution | single-chamber representative parliament ⓘ |
| proposedReform | limitations on governmental power ⓘ |
| proposedReform |
redistribution of parliamentary seats
ⓘ
regular fixed-term parliaments ⓘ |
| proposedRight |
equality before the law for all freeborn Englishmen
ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ protection from arbitrary imprisonment ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| status | never fully implemented ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil and political rights
ⓘ
constitutional reform ⓘ |
| subsequentRevisionDate |
1648
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1649 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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