ROME & U.S.

Today we have many branches of government just like they did in Rome. In Rome they had a system called the SPQR which means the Senate and People of Rome. The system of government that they had in Rome is similar to ours in some ways. One way that i found was that with all the different branches of government that we have no one person has supreme power over another. This system is called Checks and Balances. Checks and Balances are part of our government. This is shown because the President does not have total power over the U.S. He must consult with the senate and court to make a law. Also because the U.S. is a democracy the citizens vote on propositions before they are passed. The Roman government has a system of Checks amd Balances as well. They have 2 consuls who can veto any of the others actions. Also the consuls convers with the senate and the senate is the consuls adivisory council. Therefore both systems then and now have a government in which no one person has supreme power.

Another position that is similar to one that we have today is the aedile. The aedile is like the U.S.'s embassadors. The U.S. embassadors go to different countries and stay at the U.S. embassies. While they are there they may throw parties or organize events to promote the U.S. These officials are appointed to their positions by the President. The President can pick whomever they want to be an embassador;it could be a poor person, a rich person, someone who sleeps behind a dumpster, whoever. Also if you were elected an embassador you could potentially go on to a higher rank of government. The aedile officials are the same because they were either patricians or plebians and they would regulate public affairs such as festivals. Aedile also were usually younger men who would like to later on go onto be a higher form of government.

Though the U.S. senate and the Roman senate are alike in some ways they also have differences. One differences is that the U.S. senate does not try individuals for crimes that is done by the judicial branch of the government. Not only this is a difference but also the U.S. senate cannot pass a law without consent from the House of Repersentitves and the excutive branch(the President). The laws that are made have to go through more than just the senate to become a law.