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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agreement of the People canonical | 3 |
| First Agreement of the People | 1 |
| Third Agreement of the People | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7104174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agreement of the People Context triple: [Putney Debates, significantDocument, Agreement of the People]
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A.
Junius Pamphlet
The Junius Pamphlet is Rosa Luxemburg’s influential anti-war tract written during World War I, in which she denounces militarism and imperialism and defends revolutionary socialism.
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B.
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates is a 1649 political treatise by John Milton that defends the right of the people to depose or execute tyrannical rulers.
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C.
Instrument of Government of 1653
The Instrument of Government of 1653 was England’s first written constitution, establishing Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector and outlining the framework of the Protectorate government following the English Civil War.
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D.
Third Treatise on the Commandments
The Third Treatise on the Commandments is a section of Saadia Gaon's philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that systematically explains and justifies the divine commandments in Jewish law.
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E.
Of a Christian Commonwealth
Of a Christian Commonwealth is a section of Thomas Hobbes’s political philosophy work *Leviathan* that examines the structure, authority, and religious foundations of a Christian state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agreement of the People Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Junius Pamphlet
The Junius Pamphlet is Rosa Luxemburg’s influential anti-war tract written during World War I, in which she denounces militarism and imperialism and defends revolutionary socialism.
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B.
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates is a 1649 political treatise by John Milton that defends the right of the people to depose or execute tyrannical rulers.
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C.
Instrument of Government of 1653
The Instrument of Government of 1653 was England’s first written constitution, establishing Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector and outlining the framework of the Protectorate government following the English Civil War.
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D.
Third Treatise on the Commandments
The Third Treatise on the Commandments is a section of Saadia Gaon's philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that systematically explains and justifies the divine commandments in Jewish law.
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E.
Of a Christian Commonwealth
Of a Christian Commonwealth is a section of Thomas Hobbes’s political philosophy work *Leviathan* that examines the structure, authority, and religious foundations of a Christian state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional proposal
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ political manifesto ⓘ |
| aimedAt | reforming the English constitution ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Leveller movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Levellers
Putney Debates ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
John Lilburne
ⓘ
Levellers ⓘ Richard Overton ⓘ Thomas Prince ⓘ William Walwyn ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
First Agreement of the People
ⓘ
linked to:
Agreement of the People
Second Agreement of the People ⓘ Third Agreement of the People ⓘ
linked to:
Agreement of the People
|
| historicalContext |
conflict between Parliament and the monarchy
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
linked to:
New Model Army
|
| 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
ⓘ
1649 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | English Civil War ⓘ |
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Subject: Agreement of the People Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Agreement of the People
linked to: Agreement of the People