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)
Responses
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Which of the following best explains how the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions are related?(1 point)
Responses
King George III had to raise taxes to pay his debts from the French Revolution. The Americans wrote the Declaration of Independence in response to the Coercive Acts and new taxes, which inspired a revolt of enslaved people in Haiti.
King George III had to raise taxes to pay his debts from the French Revolution. The Americans wrote the Declaration of Independence in response to the Coercive Acts and new taxes, which inspired a revolt of enslaved people in Haiti.
Debt from supporting the American Revolution led King Louis XVI to raise taxes at the Estates-General. The Third Estate objected to new taxes and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The declaration inspired a revolt of the enslaved population in Haiti.
Debt from supporting the American Revolution led King Louis XVI to raise taxes at the Estates-General. The Third Estate objected to new taxes and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The declaration inspired a revolt of the enslaved population in Haiti.
French plantation owners in Haiti followed the example of the American colonists and declared independence from France. King Louis XVI had to raise taxes to fight the Haitian Revolution. The Third Estate objected to new taxes and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
French plantation owners in Haiti followed the example of the American colonists and declared independence from France. King Louis XVI had to raise taxes to fight the Haitian Revolution. The Third Estate objected to new taxes and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
The revolt of enslaved people in Haiti inspired the French people of the Third Estate to write the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The American colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence in response.
Debt from supporting the American Revolution led King Louis XVI to raise taxes at the Estates-General. The Third Estate objected to new taxes and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The declaration inspired a revolt of the enslaved population in Haiti.
Which of the following accurately states a key difference among the U.S., French, and Haitian governments following their independence movements?(1 point)
Responses
The French government feared that the masses would want to end state religion.
The French government feared that the masses would want to end state religion.
The French government wanted to extract money from the executed citizens.
The French government wanted to extract money from the executed citizens.
The French government feared too much revolutionary zeal from the masses.
The French government feared too much revolutionary zeal from the masses.
The French feared counter-revolutionaries.
The French feared counter-revolutionaries.