Why did early American political leaders want to ensure
they had a combination of democratic and republican
structures in the U.S. government? (1 point)
They could not decide whether the Greeks or the
Romans had done a better job with their
government and used both.
They believed it was important to allow people some
voice in their government, but wanted to ensure the
right people maintained power.
Enlightenment thinkers had warned them against
using only one of those forms of government alone.
They did not want to allow the American people the
opportunity to participate in the government at all.