What were Americans’ experiences with political compromise before the Constitution was ratified?(1 point)
Responses
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to many compromises to create the Constitution.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to many compromises to create the Constitution.
Americans were in total agreement with one another as they drafted the new U.S. Constitution.
Americans were in total agreement with one another as they drafted the new U.S. Constitution.
Americans had never experienced political compromise because they focused on majority rule.
Americans had never experienced political compromise because they focused on majority rule.
Political compromise seemed impossible because of all the factions in the U.S.
Political compromise seemed impossible because of all the factions in the U.S.
Which of the following best identifies how Greek and Roman democratic ideals became part of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights?(1 point)
Responses
The American political leaders wanted to combine having a king with more classical democratic elements in the government.
The American political leaders wanted to combine having a king with more classical democratic elements in the government.
American political leaders wanted to create an alternative to classical republicanism for their government.
American political leaders wanted to create an alternative to classical republicanism for their government.
The Enlightenment ignited American political leaders’ interest in these classical ideas and how to apply them
The Enlightenment ignited American political leaders’ interest in these classical ideas and how to apply them
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)
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Early political leaders used the ancient democracies as examples of bad government that they did not wish to use.
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.
Political leaders created the U.S. government with the exact same structure as the ancient democracies.
Like the ancient democracies, all citizens were eligible to vote.
Like the ancient democracies, all citizens were eligible to vote.
The designers of the government borrowed elements of
The designers of the government borrowed elements of Greek and Roman democracies and incorporated them into the design of the U.S. government.
Which of the following statements best assesses the effects of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights on other governments?(1 point)
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American ideas were highly influential even if other governments did not have lasting success implementing them.
American ideas were highly influential even if other governments did not have lasting success implementing them.
Because the U.S. documents do not include enough focus on human rights, countries are speaking out against them.
Because the U.S. documents do not include enough focus on human rights, countries are speaking out against them.
By the late twentieth century, few governments in the world had been inspired by the U.S. documents.