SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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How was the republic of Rome different from the direct democracy of ancient Athens?
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The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote on laws.
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The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote for representatives.
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The Roman republic allowed male and female citizens to vote for representatives.
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The Roman republic allowed kings and queens to make decisions.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman Republic describes the period in which the city-state of Rome existed as a republican government (from 509 B.C.E. to 27 B.C.E.), one of the earliest examples of representative democracy in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Prior to 139 BC and the passage of the lex Gabinia tabellaria, a voter would queue on raised gangway and then state to a clerk his ballot. After the reforms of that year, he would instead write names in his own hand. The ballots would then be collected in an urn and counted.
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