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Grade - Grade 8: United States and Massachusetts Government and Civic Life

Topic - Topic 1: The philosophical foundations of the United States political system

[8.T1.1] - Explain why the Founders of the United States considered the government of ancient Athens to be the beginning of democracy and explain how the democratic political concepts developed in ancient Greece influenced modern democracy (e.g., civic participation, voting rights, trial by jury, legislative bodies, constitution writing, rule of law).

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