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Why is Greece credited with having inspired our own democratic government in the United States?

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Answer: The ancient romans and Greeks had a self governing system that influenced the American system. The states we have in the U.S, are influenced by what the Greeks called 'city states'. They were mostly independent and self running with a top government overlooking them all. The U.S. constitution was influenced by them as well. A figure in Greek history called Aristotle came up with the constitution of Athenians back then.

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