HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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power rests with citizens who have the right to select their leaders.
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power rests with a small minority who are supported by the military.
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power rests with citizens who participate directly in law-making.
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power rests with the nobility and the wealthy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Prior to the republic, Etruscan kings who lived nearby in central Italy ruled Rome. Once the last of these kings was overthrown in 509 B.C.E., Rome’s wealthiest citizens established a republican government by creating various assemblies of Roman citizens.
Detailed explanation-2: -Consuls-At the top of the Roman Republic was the consul. The consul was a very powerful position. In order to keep the consul from becoming a king or dictator, there were always two consuls elected and they only served for one year.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 509 BCE (according to their own legends), the Romans overthrew the last Etruscan king and established a full Republican form of government, with elected senators making all of the important political decisions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rather than restoring their king, the Romans replaced the kingship with two annually elected magistrates called consuls. During the early Roman Republic, important new political offices and institutions were created, and old ones were adapted to cope with the changing needs of the state.