THE “MAYFLOWER COMPACT”, THE GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENT OF THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

Authors

  • Irina Raluca CIOBANU University “Petre Andrei” from Iasi, Romania

Keywords:

Colonial America, covenant, democracy, the Mayflower Compact, government

Abstract

The paper provides a cultural analysis of the first official document used to regulate the government of the American colonies, and aims at highlighting the fact that the most important political legacy of the Puritan world to the modern American world is the concept of government by mutual consent.

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Published

2018-03-06

How to Cite

CIOBANU, I. R. (2018). THE “MAYFLOWER COMPACT”, THE GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENT OF THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. Jurnalul De Studii Juridice, 6(1-2). Retrieved from https://www.lumenpublishing.com/journals/index.php/jls/article/view/473

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1-2 (2011): Jurnalul de Studii Juridice

Section

Articles