How did Greek and Roman democracies impact the design of the U.S. government as it was being created in the eighteenth century?(1 point) Responses Like the ancient democracies, all citizens were eligible to vote. Like the ancient democracies, all citizens were eligible to vote. The designers of the government borrowed elements of these governments in structuring the U.S. federal government. The designers of the government borrowed elements of these governments in structuring the U.S. federal government. Political leaders created the U.S. government with the exact same structure as the ancient democracies. Political leaders created the U.S. government with the exact same structure as the ancient democracies. Early political leaders used the ancient democracies as examples of bad government that they did not wish to use.

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The correct response is: The designers of the government borrowed elements of these governments in structuring the U.S. federal government.

The Founding Fathers were influenced by the democratic principles and structures of ancient Greek and Roman governments, such as the idea of a republic, the separation of powers, and representative democracy, while also adapting these ideas to fit their own context and avoid the pitfalls they perceived in those ancient systems.