The US Constitution was attractive to many because it outlive a representative democracy, which

A) restricts the ability of citizens to participate in government.

B) allows government leaders to maintain power for long periods of time.

C) allows citizens to vote for representatives within government.

D) hinders the ability of governments to transfer power.

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20 September, 15:19

The US Constitution was attractive to many because it outlive a representative democracy, which

A) restricts the ability of citizens to participate in government.

B) allows government leaders to maintain power for long periods of time.

C) allows citizens to vote for representatives within government.

D) hinders the ability of governments to transfer power.

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Zachary Rangel · Answer 1

The correct answer is C) Allows citizens to vote for representatives within government.

A representative democracy is a system of government in which the citizens have the ability to pick their leaders. Americans saw this as an attractive quality because of their experiences as colonists under the control of Great Britain. When they were colonists, they did not have the ability to vote for members of the British government. So when the US broke away from Great Britain and restructured their government, they wanted to make sure the citizens had a voice in the political process.