Question

The United States and other modern democracies have taken many of their ideas directly from the ancient Greek and Roman principles of government. In one or two paragraphs, describe two Greek or Roman principles of government that you see reflected in the U.S. government today.

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they chose to structure the United States as a representative democracy. This means that citizens elect officials  such as senators and representatives, who vote on behalf of the citizens they represent in Congress.

 Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century  ... When a new law was proposed, all the citizens of Athens had the opportunity to vote on it. To vote, citizens had to attend the assembly on the day the vote took place.

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