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Which political idea from the Mayflower Compact influenced the US Constitution?

A. the idea of a binding contract between the government and its citizens
B. the need for universal suffrage for all stakeholders in a society
C. the idea of a three-branch government with separation of powers
D. the use of checks and balances requiring the government to act in the interest of constituents

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A) because the compact was a political statement in which signers agreed to submit to authority of a government just like they did with the Constitution.

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