In the course of British and American culture, it is often mentioned that the Mayflower Convention is one of the two cornerstones of the American Constitution, so what is the other cornerstone?

Two cornerstones of the American Constitution:

One is the Virginia legislature.

From 65438 to 0607, the first batch of British immigrants established the first permanent colony, Jamestown, and began the colonial history of Virginia. 1665438+On July 30th, 2009, all adult male immigrants elected the Virginia Parliament and passed laws. This is the earliest elected parliamentary system in the United States. It replaced administrative orders with the rule of law.

The second is the Mayflower Conference. 1620 September 12 102 The Puritans left England on the ship "Mayflower" and arrived in Plymouth in February 65438. Before landing, the Mayflower Convention was formulated, the main contents of which are: "organizing citizens' organizations", "drafting and formulating fair and equal laws, decrees, rules, regulations and official positions that are most in line with and conducive to the welfare of the colonies" and "obeying and abiding by all such laws". This convention became the foundation of Plymouth self-government years ago 169 1. It influenced the later Declaration of Independence, the United States Federal Constitution and Lincoln's thought of "of the people, by the people and for the people".

The earliest established colony made its own charter according to the Mayflower Convention, which is called the autonomy charter. The most famous of these autonomy charters is the Basic Law, which is called the first written constitution in modern times by some American scholars.

Although the Mayflower Convention is not in form, its spirit should be the first constitution of the United States.