Greek and roman democracies were a big influence on our government that we have today.
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Saint Peterdburg is a Russian port city on the Baltic Sea. It was the imperial capital for 2 centuries, having been founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, the subject of the city's iconic "Bronze Horseman" statue. Sweden's first fortress, Landskrona, was erected at the mouth of the Ojita River in 1299. In 1703 the Russians conquered Nyen and fifteen days later, Tsar Peter I officially founded, downstream of the Neva River, in the delta, The city of Saint Petersburg. Saint Petersburg is today the second largest city in the Russian Federation and one of the largest in Europe. The city center and other monuments in its surroundings have been considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1990. Saint Petersburg is also the seat of the Contitutional Court of Russia.
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The <u>most important factor</u> in gathering support for the ratification of the constitution was the inclusion of the Bill of Rights.
Many anti-federalists were wary of the power the would be given to the federal government, they feared that they would abuse this power and in the end, it would result in a government just like the British, supporting only the aristocrats and leaving the people without a say in the matter.
With that in mind, James Madison assured the anti-federalists that the Bill of Rights would be placed to safeguard the rights and freedom of the people in order to prevent a despotic government.
