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)

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.

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

Answer 1

The first option.

Explanation: The Constitution’s framers drew on Greek and Roman ideas (republicanism, separation of powers, checks and balances, civic virtue) but adapted them into a new, mixed system suited to the American context rather than copying any ancient model exactly.