The ancient civilizations influenced the U.S. Government
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- Ancient Greece
- I think we should have People's Court where the people gather together to challenge a law or make decisions about a case.
- I think that would be a great addition to our government. Thank you for the idea.
- Ancient Rome
- Should we make a new democracy? Because direct democracy didn't work for us, we have a larger population than the Athenians.
- Yes I think we should have people elect a group of people to vote for them so it will be easier to count the votes
- Iroquois Confederacy
- I think that is a great idea, I'll add it on our Great Law of Peace so everyone knows about it.
- I believe that everyone should have the rights to practice what religion they want.
- The two ways Ancient Greece had influenced the United States Government by the idea of Peoples Court that if someone want to challenge a law that they didn't like and the cases were decided by many of people. Another way Ancient Greece had influenced the United states government is a council, that the members of the council would gather together and consult, make decisions or vote on something.
- The two ways Ancient Rome had influenced the United States Government by their creation of the Representative Democracy that works in larger places with a larger populations, most citizens don't have the time to vote to they elect representatives to vote on laws for them. Another idea Ancient Rome had was Checks and balances, that is a system that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
- The Iroquois Confederacy had influenced the United States Government by their basis of government called, the Great Law of Peace was the freedom of religion that the people have the right to practice any religion they choose. Another thing from the Great Law of Peace that inspired the United states Government is removal from office, if the leader is unable to do his/her job they would be removed from their position.
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