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