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Which document drafted by the Pilgrims in 1620 laid the foundation for self-governance in America?
Which document drafted by the Pilgrims in 1620 laid the foundation for self-governance in America?
What principles were codified into guidelines for a new nation by the United States Constitution?
What principles were codified into guidelines for a new nation by the United States Constitution?
Which event happened more than a century before the establishment of the United States after the Revolution of the late 1700s?
Which event happened more than a century before the establishment of the United States after the Revolution of the late 1700s?
What did the Pilgrims believe was the source of their right to self-rule?
What did the Pilgrims believe was the source of their right to self-rule?
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Which document applied the principles of Enlightenment philosophy and provided a foundation for a government in which the people with protected rights, not monarchs, were the true source of governmental power?
Which document applied the principles of Enlightenment philosophy and provided a foundation for a government in which the people with protected rights, not monarchs, were the true source of governmental power?
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Which group of settlers drafted a governing document called the Mayflower Compact in 1620?
Which group of settlers drafted a governing document called the Mayflower Compact in 1620?
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What ideals were the ideals of American democracy rooted in?
What ideals were the ideals of American democracy rooted in?
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Which document provided a foundation for a government in which the people with protected rights, not monarchs, were the true source of governmental power?
Which document provided a foundation for a government in which the people with protected rights, not monarchs, were the true source of governmental power?
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What principles were codified into guidelines for a new nation by the United States Constitution?
What principles were codified into guidelines for a new nation by the United States Constitution?
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When did American settlers begin to define democracy and self-governance?
When did American settlers begin to define democracy and self-governance?
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