WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False? Representative Democracy from Ancient Rome is part of our government today.
A
False
B
True
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Representative democracy means people participate indirectly in the decision-making process. They choose their representatives through an election process. These representatives meet and make decisions for the entire population.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans established a form of government-a republic-that was copied by countries for centuries In fact, the government of the United States is based partly on Rome’s model. The ladder to political power in the Roman Senate was different for the wealthy patricians than for the lower-class plebeians.

Detailed explanation-3: -The government in the early years of the Roman Republic had 3 branches-The Consuls, The Senate, and The Assembly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Put simply, the vast majority of the Roman population had limited ability to exercise the powers afforded to them by the constitution. They had little to no influence on legislation and could only select leaders from a very small aristocratic caste.

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