The Mayflower Compact V. Self-Government?

For years Americans have thrived off the idea of originality and independence but, they weren’t the first ones to come up with these ideas. The US Government has become a blend of many European influences, keeping the good ideas and leaving the bad ones out, in order to create a “perfect” system. Americans wanted a new government, because of the flaws in the Articles of Confederation, their current system. The Articles of Confederation did not give the right to the national government to tax, to create a national currency, and there was no executive branch. Although most people wanted that at the time, they began to realize this was just not working. So, James Madison, a Democratic Republican, wrote the US Constitution, which is still used
The Mayflower Compact was made back in 162o when some of the first settlers from Britain came to America and wanted to start a government. Certainly they were on the right track if some of their ideas still are in use today. The Mayflower Compact is centered around the idea of Self-Government. Self-Government means the government is run by the people and they have a say in it. The Mayflower Compact says, “... and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civic body politic;” (Mayflower Compact 1620). The many keywords in this piece of evidence shows how they thought a government should be. This is self-government because in it, they describe a government that is one “civic body politic”. The first three of the Constitution already make the major main idea evident, Self-Government. This means that we put the idea at first priority. The Constitution says, “We the People of the United States,” (Constitution 1788). This is important because it shows the connection between the two very important documents. The Mayflower Compact really introduced the idea of Self-Government to the world. If we have the concept of Self-Government, that must mean that the US government is a representative
“Common Sense” talks about how it is just common sense to fight for independence from Britain. Paine also had a strong believing in Representative government, and it reflects in his writing. This topic has an obvious huge impact on the US government, as they use this same concept today. Common Sense states, “... being empowered by the people will have a truly legal authority” (Common Sense 1776). This shows the importance of Common Sense to the Constitution. This inspired the Framers to put that in a create a Representative Government for America. The US government has three branches and the Legislative branch demonstrates Representative Government perfectly. The Constitution says, “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state,” (Constitution 1788). This piece of evidence shows the Representative Government. The US has two senators from each state so the states can represent themselves and have a say, unlike Britain. Overall, Thomas Paine essentially created the Representative Government America has