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Correct answer: Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. His legacy is remembered in the United States by the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday, on the third Monday of January each year.
The most important way in which the greeks influenced American democracy was by allowing citizens to participate in government.
All members of society both rich and poor except for women were able to participate in government. Ancient Greece was a model for the U.S. government, but the founders left a few things out.
Very significant aspects of the American political system (from popular referendums to secret ballots to jury duty) derive from ancient Greek precedents.
A third group of Democrats formed the Constitutional Union Party and selected John Bell as their presidential candidate. Because the Democratic vote was spread so thin, Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Douglas, Breckenridge, and Bell in the 1860 presidential election.
