The Ten Commandments influenced life today in that they influenced aspects of today’s legal and political systems, it influenced it because they serve as indications of how people should behave to maintain harmonious relationships in society.
It established the principle that everyone is subject to the law. Even the king. It also guaranteed the rights of individuals, and the right to a fair trial.
The answer to this is George Washington.
Process of elimination - everything but 1 and 3 does not sound like a bad thing. But the answer is yellow stars.