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.

C) allows citizens to vote for representatives within government.

Explanation:

Representative democracy (also called indirect democracy, representative republic or representative government) is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.Almost all modern Western democracies are types of representative democracies; for example, the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, Ireland is a parliamentary republic, and the United States is a federal republic.

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