Which of the following ideas did the Declaration of Independence borrow from the Mayflower Compact?

The government should be for the common good.

The government should be open to both men and women.

The government should hold elections every four years.

The government should be run by people who are not paid.

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Santino Bishop

13 November, 11:40

Which of the following ideas did the Declaration of Independence borrow from the Mayflower Compact?

The government should be for the common good.

The government should be open to both men and women.

The government should hold elections every four years.

The government should be run by people who are not paid.

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Isabela Conrad · Answer 1

Good Morning!

The government should be for the common good.

The idea that government should serve for the establishment and maintenance of the common good is the notion that was appropriated by the Declaration of Independence of the Mayflower text.