However, even the most democratic government was a far cry from the pure democracy we enjoy today. Their gradual learning experience and progression led to many more instances of attempted improvement, thus leading to more voice from the common people. The government in Massachusetts began with the Mayflower Compact, an agreement signed by the Pilgrims pledging that they would set up a theocracy, a political system headed by the clergy...
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In the compact, they also pledged loyalty to support and follow England. Seven years later, the Massachusetts Bay Company, under John Winthrope, coming for economic and religious reasons, set up a general court. This type of government started with 18 elected freemen, or white, male, wealthy, land-owning puritans...
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american colinization . The governor was the head of the government. Directly below him was the upper house nobility, which consisted of freemen. Far below them, the lower-house assembly, or commoners, had power...	2 / 393
colonial differences between VA, and MA Also, because of their Puritan beliefs, they had good relations with the Native Americans. Their pacifist nature led the Indians to help with their crops...	3 / 815
Best Form Of Government The democracy practiced in these countries is not as corrupt in functionality as the democracy of the United States and therefore keeps the core idea of democracy, taking care of citizens, as their main goal...	3 / 577
The Jacksonian Democracy One of the major causes of the political engagement was the panic of 1819. The governments granting of privileges to the bank infuriated Americans. The citizens left with bank notes, were in other words, left with nothing...	2 / 528
THE GROUP The main drawback was ignorance. In order to receive the benefits of direct democracy, your public must be well educated and not be easily influenced by fleeting emotions...	2 / 411
The Ancient City However, such a modern, Western idea of democracy was one that was entirely alien to the citizens of Pompeii and to the citizens of many ancient civilizations...	2 / 430
The Better Democracy The most obvious reason for this is that a representative democracy is much different from the pure democracy used in Athens at the time. Not everyone votes on every issue...	3 / 667