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☆☆☆☆☆The Mayflower Compact was an example of a social contract.
The settlers of Connecticut
A dictatorship is a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by one person. A democracy is basically power to the people. In a dictatorship one person rules all but in a democracy people rule the people.
No. The confederation created by Articles of Confederation was designed to have a weak central government and a strong state government.
yes Thomas Hooker was a puritan minister
20 plus 20 equals 40
20 plus 20 = 40
Define regular democracy. A democracy is a government by the people. A direct democracy is a type of democracy.
Concenus
First they declared that they were independent by sending the Declaration of Independence to King George. Then when the king didn't agree, they fought the Revolutionary War with the British. When the British decided they weren't making enough progress in the war and the costs were mounting in casualties and money to fight the war, they agreed the colonies were an independent country.
Democracy is run by the people. The prefix demo means people. This is the way a democracy was designed to run.
That is a compromise.
Everyone agrees to accept something less than they initially wanted in order to keep everyone happy. The goal is to ensure everyone involved gets something satisfactory.
For example: 3 people may want to eat an entire pizza, but compromise by agreeing to eat 2 slices each.
It said in the Declaration of Independence that all men would be created equal, but that wasnt the case, women and slaves were not created equal as the men.
Opinions vary, but mine is that it should be weaker to allow more power to states and individuals as Jefferson wanted.
Government should exist only if the people allow it
Each state can’t because we have a federal government with the constitution and bill of rights.
