Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. The Founding Fathers of the United States modeled the government on ancient Greece and Rome. Currently, the United States is a
democracy, similar to the Roman Republic. The US government draws its system of
from ancient Greece. Two legislative bodies existed in Greece, the
and the Assembly. The Assembly was large and chaotic. Therefore, the former imposed limits on the Assembly’s powers. Similarly, the three branches of the US government limit each other’s powers.