Romans are one of them, even though romans democracy was considered indirect. The US government and Romans are similar.
The political party that Woodrow Wilson represented in the 1912 election was the Democratic Party.
<em>Why did King George III strictly enforce the Navigation Acts?</em>
A) Britain wanted to expand trade and needed more resources from the colonies..
<em>Britain was losing money in trade with the colonies. Britain wanted to expand trade and needed more resources from the colonies. Britain wanted the colonies to pay for part of the cost of the French and Indian War. George II wanted to show the colonies his power.</em><em>European nations during the 17th- and 18th-centuries believed in the economic theory of mercantilism. In a mercantilist system, there is believed to be a limited amount of wealth in the world. One nation's gain was another's loss. Thus, monarchs sought to tightly control trade within their colonies.</em>
Congress could raise money only by asking the states for funds, borrowing from foreign governments, or selling western lands. In addition, Congress could not draft soldiers or regulate trade. There was no provision for national courts. ... The Articles of Confederation created a very weak central government.
