1. What did the Greco-Roman tradition contribute to the American constitutional
system?
2. What did the English common-law tradition contribute to the American
constitutional system?
3. How did the American constitutional system itself specifically develop from a
covenant, to a charter, to a constitutional system?
4. What are the specific, major political ideas of the Founding Fathers as a
consequence of being rooted in this tradition?
Be sure to refer to the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, and the
Fundamental Order of Connecticut, among others, in your answer.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
