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Why did early American political leaders want to ensure they had a combination of democratic and republican structures in the U.S. government?
A. They did not want to allow the American people the opportunity to participate in the government at all. B. They believed it was important to allow people some voice in their government, but wanted to ensure the right people maintained power. C. Enlightenment thinkers had warned them against using only one of those forms of government alone. D. They could not decide whether the Greeks or the Romans had done a better job with their government and used both.
A. They did not want to allow the American people the opportunity to participate in the government at all. B. They believed it was important to allow people some voice in their government, but wanted to ensure the right people maintained power. C. Enlightenment thinkers had warned them against using only one of those forms of government alone. D. They could not decide whether the Greeks or the Romans had done a better job with their government and used both.
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B. They believed it was important to allow people some voice in their government, but wanted to ensure the right people maintained power.
Early American political leaders, influenced by Enlightenment ideals, recognized the value of popular participation in government through democratic principles, while also wanting to establish a stable and effective government. They sought to balance the influence of the populace with a system that included checks and balances to prevent any one group from gaining too much power, hence the incorporation of both democratic and republican elements.
Early American political leaders, influenced by Enlightenment ideals, recognized the value of popular participation in government through democratic principles, while also wanting to establish a stable and effective government. They sought to balance the influence of the populace with a system that included checks and balances to prevent any one group from gaining too much power, hence the incorporation of both democratic and republican elements.