WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who could rule with absolute power for a short period of time during a crisis?
A
King
B
Senator
C
Dictator
D
President
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Senate could vote to grant absolute power to one man, called a dictator, for a temporary period.

Detailed explanation-2: -An autocracy is a form of government in which one ruler has absolute control and decision-making power in all matters of state and over all the country’s people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject neither to external legal restraints nor to regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perhaps for the implicit threat of a coup d’état or other forms of rebellion).

Detailed explanation-4: -dictatorship, form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.

Detailed explanation-5: -The dictator’s term was set at six months, although he customarily laid down his powers as soon as the crisis passed.

Detailed explanation-6: -A dictatorship is a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives.

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