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Similarities Between The United States And The Judicial Branch Of The Roman Republic

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Believe it or not, the democratic principles, like our government, of today is based off of the government established by the Roman Republic. First off, the Romans created a separation of power in the government, as a system of checks and balances. For example, the Executive branch of the Roman Republic had two consuls, who were elected by the assembly and served for one year as chief executives and commander-in-chief of the army. This is much like the Executive branch of the United States, where we have one president who serves a four year term as chief executive and commander-in-chief of the army. Another example of commonality between the United States and the Roman Republic is their Judicial branch. In the Roman Republic, their Judicial …show more content…

In the government of the United States, the president appoints nine judges for life, and being the highest court, they hear civil and criminal appeals cases. The last example of how the Roman Republic contributed to the democratic principle of separation of powers is the Legislative branch. In the Roman Republic, the Legislative branch that consisted of the following: the Senate, 300 aristocrats chosen for life who dealt with foreign and financial policies and advised the consuls; the Centuriate Assembly, where all citizen-soldiers all members for life who make laws and select consuls; and the Tribal Assembly, citizens grouped by where the live who are members for life and elect tribunes and makes laws. This eventually led to the upbuilding of the Legislative branch of the United States government, where we the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate of the United States government is 100 members elected by the people for six year term, during which they make laws and advise the president on foreign policy; the House of Representatives is 435 members elected by the people for two year, and they make laws and originate revenue

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