HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Women are allowed to vote.
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A system of checks andbalances is in place.
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The senate is a branch ofgovernment.
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Officials can veto otherofficials.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both governments have the power to veto. Veto means “i forbid” in the United States only the president has the power to veto. In a roman republic only the two consoles have power to veto. The legal codes are different.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Roman Republic was ruled by two consuls, elected for a term of one year, whereas the United States is ruled by a president, elected for a term of four years. The Roman Republic was ruled by a patrician class, while the United States is ruled by the people through democracy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Romans did not have a constitution, like us Americans, but their division of executive, legislative, and judicial branches is similar. The Roman government served as a template for the American government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Both the Roman Republic and American Democracy were similar in how their government was organized. Both had a separation of powers, with the Romans and their magistrates, Senate, and assemblies and tribunes, and the Americans with their president, Congress, and federal court system.