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Which of these statements identifies how ancient Roman ideas of natural law were incorporated into American founding documents?(1 point)
The Constitution’s Bill of Rights incorporated natural rights, derived from natural law ideas.
The division of the U.S. federal government into three branches was a natural law idea.
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The first statement is correct.
Explanation: Roman thinkers (e.g., Cicero) developed the idea of natural law and natural rights (life, liberty, property), which influenced Enlightenment writers and were reflected in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights. The division of the federal government into three branches reflects separation-of-powers theory (influenced more by Montesquieu and classical ideas of mixed government), not directly the Roman natural law concept.
Explanation: Roman thinkers (e.g., Cicero) developed the idea of natural law and natural rights (life, liberty, property), which influenced Enlightenment writers and were reflected in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights. The division of the federal government into three branches reflects separation-of-powers theory (influenced more by Montesquieu and classical ideas of mixed government), not directly the Roman natural law concept.
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