Question

Which of the following best explains the impact of Greek and Roman democracies on how the US. legislative, judiciary, and executive branches function? (1 point)(1 point)

While the writers of the U.S. Constitution were familiar with Greek and Roman political ideas, they avoided implementing these into their government.

The writers of the U.S. Constitution took inspiration from Greece and Rome but adapted the ancient ideas to create a mixed government system of their own.

The U.S. branches of government are structured almost identically to their parallels in ancient Greece and Rome and function the same way as well.

Early American political leaders did not understand ancient Greek and Roman political ideas; any similarities between those and the U.S. are coincidence.

Answer 1

The second choice.

The Constitution’s framers borrowed ideas from Greece and Rome (separation of powers, republicanism, civic virtue) but adapted them into a mixed, balanced system (distinct legislative, executive, and judicial branches with checks and balances) rather than copying any ancient model exactly.