Complete the paragraph about the Mayflower Compact, using the drop-down choices below. You may check your answer one time.

The Mayflower Compact was the first **agreement for self-government** that **established a foundation for political legitimacy**. The colonists aboard the Mayflower needed to establish a system of government because **they were in a new territory without a legal framework**. Several major differences exist between the government set up by the Mayflower Compact and the government under the U.S. Constitution today, including **the fact that more** people in the United States today have **the right to vote and participate in governmental decisions**.