HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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So they would not have a king in control.
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To defend themselves.
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So that every person could be a citizen.
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So that judges could make laws.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because their last king was a tyrant, Romans said they would never have a king again. Instead, the Romans came up with a different kind of government. They started a republic, a form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rather than restoring their king, the Romans replaced the kingship with two annually elected magistrates called consuls. During the early Roman Republic, important new political offices and institutions were created, and old ones were adapted to cope with the changing needs of the state.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Romans came to believe that the Etruscan monarchy was harmful to their concept of the public good or, res publica. As a result, members of the Roman aristocracy began revolting against the Etruscan monarchy around 510 BCE. They created a constitution and developed a republic.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were two consuls in order to create a check on the power of any individual citizen in accordance with the republican belief that the powers of the former kings of Rome should be spread out into multiple offices. To that end, each consul could veto the actions of the other consul.