Adocument shows that the settlers of plymouth were ready to govern themselves. it shows that they agreed to live together according to the system of laws. what was it

the Mayflower Compact

The Mayflower established the first democratic government as the colonists agreed to choose their leaders and make their own laws which they agreed to follow. It was written by the male passengers of the Mayflower, consisting of separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen.

the system of checks and balances is very important to the us constitution. it makes sure that all three branches of government have limited power. that they do not have too much power. with this system they can limit the amount of power that each one has. that way no branch becomes too powerful.

an example of this is how the executive branch can veto bills from the legislative branch but the legislative branch can still override that veto. the name checks and balances come from the power for one branch to check the   power of another branch to make sure that everything is balanced between all three.

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