1. List the four major sources of influence used in the creation of American government. In 1-2 sentences, explain how each of them informed our system of government.

1. Articles of Confederation

2. Mayflower Compact

3. British Bill of Rights

4. Magna Carta

Explanation:

1. Magna Carts often referred to as English Great Charter it is a document which described the liberties and freedoms of individual rights of free men. This can be traced to the fourteenth amendment where equal protection of the law was proclaimed in the US Constitution

2. English Bill of Rights influenced the formation of the American Bill of Rights. This is because both documents serve as a means to guide the citizens against the tyrannical abuse of power (for the English Bill of Rights, it's against the monarchy, while it against the federal government for the American Bill of Right)

c]extended voting rights to african americans

d) the constitution rights of native americans and their right to self-government on reservations