Question

i think we took a wrong turn!
the mayflower compact, 1620
the pilgrims left england in a ship called the mayflower headed for the virginia colony in 1620. a strong storm blew the ship off course, and they ended up in what is now massachusetts. this area was not under the control of the company that sent them, so the pilgrims were in independent territory. they needed to determine who would be in charge. the men agreed to create a new government and to follow its rules and in exchange, they would all protect each other. this introduced the ideas of self - government and consent of the governed.

in the presence of god, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid, and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.

questions:

1. what does the phrase \combine ourselves together into a civil body politic\ mean?
2. which important idea(s) does this connect to?
3. how does this line connect to the important idea of consent of the governed?

important ideas:
self - government: government of a country run by its own people
consent of the governed: the idea that a government gets its power from the permission of the people

a \civil body politic\ is a group of people united under a single authority or government.

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Explanation:

Answer:

Discipline: Social Science
Subfield: Politics

(For the questions:

1. "combine ourselves together into a civil body politic" means a group of people united under a single authority/government.
2. It connects to self - government and consent of the governed.
3. The Pilgrims voluntarily coming together to form a government and agree to follow its rules shows that the government's power comes from the people's permission, which is consent of the governed.)