How did Greece and Rome influence American government?

Answer 1

Ancient Greece and ancient Rome influenced the United States Declaration of Independence as general inspirations for the Founders on behalf of 'natural rights' and self-government alike, among other socio-political and philosophical concepts. The discovery (or, invention) of democracy by the Ancient Greeks was a central phenomenon for the Founders, as was the republican-style government of Rome prior to its imperial stage of development.

Answer 2

They influenced our form of government in the united states, because they used a democracy. So we copied them basically. So they helped out by making a democracy which we use as a ruling of government

Answer 3

The Greek experiments with democracy and the Roman style of republics were well known to historians,and political thinkers for hundreds of years. This was during the heyday of the divine right of kings to constitutional monarchies. It was the founding leaders of what would become the United States that placed some of these ancient values into practice.

The US Constitution was a new experiment in its time. Kings & despots world wide wanted no such forms of government in their domains.

Answer 4

The Greek and Roman governments influence the united states by

1). by the law

2).also by the things that they did