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That government's authority derives from the consent of the governed. The signers of the Compact stated that the authority to make laws in the colony was also based on the fact that the inhabitants consented to be subject to those laws. The Plymouth Colony became the most democratic colony at that time, since every adult male head of household was a shareholder in the company and had the right to vote for governor of the colony.

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What is the name of the document that the Plymouth colony wrote?

The Mayflower Compact established rules for the governing in Plymouth.


What were some of the rules of the Mayflower Compact?

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The Mayflower Compact was an example of what kind of democracy or government?

Basically, it's a majoritarian model, meaning that the majority rules.


What were the laws of Plymouth?

The rules were written in the Mayflower Compact.


What were the first set of rules for our country called?

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Was the Mayflower Compact one of the earliest expressions of self government?

Yes, The Mayflower Compact was a document written by the Pilgrims (thus the title Mayflower) that set rules in the New World


The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that?

The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that a society should be based on rules that are decided upon by its members.


Significance of the Mayflower Compact?

it was created so that the people on the mayflower would have organization on the ship and so that once they created there colony, it would have its own rules. the mayflower compact was the beginning to government


The Mayflower Compact is an example of what fundamental political principle?

The Mayflower Compact was an early example of the idea that a society should be based on a set of rules chosen by its members.


What kind of government was the Mayflower Compact?

Direct Democracy


Why did the pilgrims make a compact when they arrived in north am?

They signed the Mayflower Compact because the pilgrims wanted to live by the rules and work together with other pilgrims.


What are the reasons the Mayflower Compact was written?

the compact was written to make everyine to follow the rules and to make just and fair

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