WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

In 509 B.C. what form of government in which citizens elect their own leaders did Romans choose over the Etruscan monarchy?

A	Republic
B	Theocracy
C	Oligarchy
D	Empire

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C.E. after the last Etruscan king that ruled Rome was overthrown. Rome’s next government served as a representative democracy in the form of a republic.

Detailed explanation-2: -Once free, the Romans established a republic, a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf. A republic is quite different from a democracy, in which every citizen is expected to play an active role in governing the state.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Roman Republic was a democracy. Its government consisted of the Senate and four assemblies: the Comitia Curiata, the Comitia Centuriata, the Concilium Plebis, and the Comitia Tributa.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Roman monarchy was overthrown around 509 BCE, during a political revolution that resulted in the expulsion of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome. Subsequently, the Roman Republic was established.

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