60-Second Civics: Episode 4492, The Mayflower Compact: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 67

60-Second Civics Podcast

English - December 07, 2021 08:00 - 1 minute - ★★★★ - 76 ratings
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The Mayflower Compact is seen as an example of the social contract theory, which meant that the colonists consented to be governed under mutually agreed-upon laws for the general good of the Colony. Listen to today's episode to learn more about this famous agreement!

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