<span>A major criticism directed against the articles of confederation was that power was allocated primarily to "the states" as opposed to the central government, which made the US very weak--both socially and economically. </span>
Based on the excerpt given above, the goal of John Winthrop is to MAKE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY AN EXAMPLE OF CHRISTIAN LIVING.
John is talking about the need for Christians to be role models in their societies and to be the standard by which others measure themselves.<span />
The major similarity between these two documents is that both reflect the idea that there should be limitations on the power of the government. This is an important idea that is one of the major bases of our entire system of government today. The major difference between the two is the degree of democracy that they contemplate. The Magna Carta is really meant as a contract between the king and his nobles, giving the nobles guarantees against the king. By contrast, the Declaration of Independence is a call for equality and rights for all people (or at least all white men). This means the Declaration is far more democratic than the Magna Carta.
It means that everyone is equal, we all have the freedom of life liberty and pursuit of happiness, and that to make sure we have these and our rights are not impeded upon, we have created and managed our government, and our government gets its power from the citizens of the USA
