60-Second Civics: Episode 5204, History Lessons and the Constitution: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 1
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The American Founders learned lessons from ancient history when creating their state constitutions and the U.S. Constitution. They learned from Greek and Roman history that although democracies may appear to begin well, they tend to end in tyranny when the poor attack the rich.
Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5204, History Lessons and the Constitution: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 1