government under law and the consent of the governed.
The Mayflower Compact contained no laws. It was an agreement written by the passengers of the Mayflower to follow Parliments laws and create a government.
they didn't! They signed the mayflower compact which is an agreement of how they planed to govern the new world. Then they successfully stayed in plymouth.
by signed in the compact by majority rulesThe writers of the Mayflower Compact said the laws would be decided by the people. The Society of Elders, however, would oversee these laws to ensure fairness across the board.
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Mayflower Compact.
mayflower compact
The Pilgrims
The mayflower compact, drawn up buy the pilgrims in 1620 est. 2 principles- order should be maintained by the will of the majority- just laws should be enforced for the general good
The Mayflower Compact
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what is the mayflower compact
contributed to the development of representative democracy
contributed to the developmentn of representative democracy
the mayflower compact did aceed
Democratic and Representative
The Mayflower Compact established a tradition of direct democracy.
One of the first attempts was at self government in the english colonies