LAD 1- Mayflower Compact/Fundamental Orders of Conneticut
Mayflower Compact/Fundamental Orders LAD
1. The concepts included in the Mayflower compact are those of a basic representative governing body and that of a democracy. That along with a basic concept of a written and accessible collection of laws which can be easily understood by the whole colony.
2. The Mayflower Compact displays both a connection to both old and new worlds in both its wording and ideals. The colonists clearly refer to themselves as loyal subjects to the King and acknowledge the fact that he is King through the grace of God. However the tie to New World ideas is evident in the concepts that are listed as they are all representative as the majority of the people and are democratically decided.
3. The Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders or Connecticut are different in many ways, mainly this is seen the safeguards against gaining tyrannical power which are outlined in the Fundamental Orders. The Fundamental Orders also take on a very heavy influence for religion considering the numerous times the word of god and/or that of Jesus are mentioned compared to these references in the Mayflower Compact.
4. What most likely prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take the approach of a written constitution is the wrongdoings of a previous governing body or even the lack of a strong government. This is witnessed in the numerous and detailed steps by which everyone is expected to follow if people wish things to be orderly. There are also numerous ways on which the power of elected officials is kept from getting to out of hand.
5. The first and most obvious way in which power is kept under the control of the people is that elected officials will hold office for only one year and that they will be elected from the people through nominations by the people. There are also numerous ways that power is watched closely through the use of deputies and even the ability of the people to easily call those elected into question. Along with these things the nomination process includes taking certain steps which include fail-safes such as the requirement of those nominated for election to have held a spot in some general court before.
1. The concepts included in the Mayflower compact are those of a basic representative governing body and that of a democracy. That along with a basic concept of a written and accessible collection of laws which can be easily understood by the whole colony.
2. The Mayflower Compact displays both a connection to both old and new worlds in both its wording and ideals. The colonists clearly refer to themselves as loyal subjects to the King and acknowledge the fact that he is King through the grace of God. However the tie to New World ideas is evident in the concepts that are listed as they are all representative as the majority of the people and are democratically decided.
3. The Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders or Connecticut are different in many ways, mainly this is seen the safeguards against gaining tyrannical power which are outlined in the Fundamental Orders. The Fundamental Orders also take on a very heavy influence for religion considering the numerous times the word of god and/or that of Jesus are mentioned compared to these references in the Mayflower Compact.
4. What most likely prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take the approach of a written constitution is the wrongdoings of a previous governing body or even the lack of a strong government. This is witnessed in the numerous and detailed steps by which everyone is expected to follow if people wish things to be orderly. There are also numerous ways on which the power of elected officials is kept from getting to out of hand.
5. The first and most obvious way in which power is kept under the control of the people is that elected officials will hold office for only one year and that they will be elected from the people through nominations by the people. There are also numerous ways that power is watched closely through the use of deputies and even the ability of the people to easily call those elected into question. Along with these things the nomination process includes taking certain steps which include fail-safes such as the requirement of those nominated for election to have held a spot in some general court before.
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