Question

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)Options:( ) Early political leaders used the ancient democracies as examples of bad government that they did not wish to use.( ) Political leaders created the U.S. government with the exact same structure as the ancient democracies.( ) The designers of the government borrowed elements of these governments in structuring the U.S. federal government.( ) Like the ancient democracies, all citizens were eligible to vote.

Answer 1

( ) The designers of the government borrowed elements of these governments in structuring the U.S. federal government.

Brief explanation: Framers drew on Greek and especially Roman ideas—republicanism, civic virtue, a senate, and checks and balances—while avoiding direct democracy and adapting those elements to a large representative republic.