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)

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

Early political leaders used the ancient democracies as examples of bad government that they did not wish to use.

Like the ancient democracies, all citizens were eligible to vote.

Political leaders created the U.S. government with the exact same structure as the ancient democracies.
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Answer 1

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

(They drew on Greek and Roman ideas—republicanism, separation of powers, civic virtue and mixed government—without copying their systems exactly.)