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

Question

(4 points)
AA
The Mayflower Compact was the first
time
that
. The colonists aboard the Mayflower
needed to establish a system of
government
because
• Several major differences exist
between the government set up by the
Mayflower compact and the
government under the U.S.
Constitution today, including
that more

people in
the United States today have

Answer 1

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.