Answer:
the Enlightenment
ancient Greece
Explanation:
Ancient Greece created the concept of democracy, where the people participated directly in the government's choices. Obviously the democracy created in Greece is different from what we see today in the USA, but we cannot fail to point out that the concept created in Greece was very important for the existence of the relationship between the government and the citizens that we see today.
Enlightenment was also very influential in this relationship. This is because the enlightenment reinforced the idea that all citizens should have political knowledge, being then guardians of their rights and freedoms, being able to demand from the government if somehow an implemented policy disrespected them.
The leading argument against slavery during this time in the US was simply that it was immoral, and went against God's will. Another was that it violated the Constitution, and yet another was that it was unsustainable in the South.
So that all the states get more fair representation instead of the states with the most people deciding everything
