COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Question
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The Mayflower Compact stated
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all laws should be equal and just
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kings have divine right to rule
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government authority rested with the people
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dictatorships are effective
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It simply bound the signers into a “Civil Body Politic” for the purpose of passing “just and equal Laws . . . for the general good of the Colony.” But those few words expressed the idea of self-government for the first time in the New World.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although in practice much of the power in Plymouth was guarded by the Pilgrim founders, the compact, with its fundamental principles of self-government and common consent, has been interpreted as an important step in the evolution of democratic government in America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Expert-Verified Answer Option A, laws would be established by majority rule, is the right answer.
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