How did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense influence events in the colonies? A) It increased the call for a reasoned approach.
B) It led to armed resistance among the colonists.
C) It divided the colonists into two distinct groups.
D) It sped up the movement toward independence.

How was the appointment of two consuls during the roman republic an example of a democratic principle? one consul represented patricians and one represented plebeians, so that all citizens had representation each consul had control over the same number of military legions, which prevented either one from a forceful takeover. consuls had to agree on all decisions, which prevented any one person from gaining too much power. consuls had to make decisions based on majority rule in the senate. quickly