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The Enlightenment ignited American political leaders’ interest in these classical ideas and how to apply them to the present.
The Enlightenment ignited American political leaders’ interest in these classical ideas and how to apply them to the present.
The American political leaders did not want any ideas from the English common law in their government.
The American political leaders did not want any ideas from the English common law in their government.
American political leaders wanted to create an alternative to classical republicanism for their government.
American political leaders wanted to create an alternative to classical republicanism for their government.
The American political leaders wanted to combine having a king with more classical democratic elements in the government.
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The best response that identifies how Greek and Roman democratic ideals became part of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights is:
The Enlightenment ignited American political leaders’ interest in these classical ideas and how to apply them to the present.
This option accurately reflects the influence of Enlightenment thinkers who drew on classical ideas of democracy, citizenship, and governance, which helped shape the founding documents of the United States.
