The Origins of American Democracy

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?

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?

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 group of settlers drafted a governing document called the Mayflower Compact in 1620?

What ideals were the ideals of American democracy rooted in?

Which document provided a foundation for a government in which the people with protected rights, not monarchs, were the true source of governmental power?

What principles were codified into guidelines for a new nation by the United States Constitution?

When did American settlers begin to define democracy and self-governance?