HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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to prevent invaders from controlling the government
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to defend the government from a potential military takeover
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to defend the people from being abused by their government
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to prevent any one person or group from gaining too much power
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Detailed explanation-1: -Key Feature: Checks and Balances In ancient Rome, the tripartite government kept any one person or group from taking control of the Republic. The Senate gave the aristocracy a voice in government. The consuls had to be elected by senators and so were dependent on them for their power.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans, however, came up with a way to sidestep these checks and balances when strong leadership was needed, such as a time of crisis. The Senate could vote to grant absolute power to one man, called a dictator, for a temporary period.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since the ancient Romans did not want one man to make all of the laws, they decided to balance the power of the government between three branches: first the executive branch, then the legislative branch, and finally the judicial branch.
Detailed explanation-4: -The system of checks and balances is a system of horizontal distribution of power between the different organs of a government, such as a legislature, executive, and judiciary. In the Indian context, the legislature, executive, and judiciary share the powers and keep a system of checks and balances among each other.