Senate

system was one of the main reasons for Rome’s incredible success. It had a different formula than most governments, as Polybius explained that is was a mix between monarchy, democracy, and aristocracy. In fact, the main three elements – Consuls, Senate, and people – of the Roman republic represented, in a way, monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. These three elements were each extremely important and each had checks and balances for the others so that none could gain too much control. Also,…

What would you do if there was no clean water, where you work is where you parent work, or if you are poor than you are going to be poor for your entire life? Greek expanding started around from 400 B.C.E and ended around 150 B.C.E (Cole 83). It was a time of city-state, and expansion and innovation. While many culture have influence modern world today, Classical Greek have influenced the development of the Democracy, the Aqueducts, and Western though. To begin with, U.S.A, British, German…

remaining groups of merchants, middle classes laborers, and other participants in the Roman economy. This group of people was called the plebeians, which constituted a new political faction that would oppose the dominance of the Patricians in the Senate. During this time, the Plebeians would form their own political council in order to countermand the citizenship of the Patricians. The Concilium Plebis was soon formed as a result of the “conflict of orders” that would challenge the rights of…

continental systems grew out of Roman law following the Justinian laws. Modern law uses the ways of the Roman’s to structure the government. The most influential idea of the Roman’s was a senate. The senate ruled Rome for hundreds of years and continued to be an extensive influence, even when Rome became an empire. The senate was the place for mature and wise members to prevail and mainly consisted of old men deemed to be wise as they have lived already. The notion of a Veto was further adopted…

the left arm. Putting on the paludamentum was a ceremonial act on setting out for war (Roman Tribune). Ultimately, the purpose of having a tribune was to have someone who represented their order against any mistreatment by the consuls or the Senate. The main responsibility of a tribune was to be the voice of the plebeians. They could veto any law that they thought would not help the people. They could also make laws as long as they affected the plebeians. One other thing they could…

Imagine you are put back in time and you were in the Roman era and your job was a “Roman Tribune”. If you ask a random person “What is a Roman tribune?”, they would not know how to respond because that job is not common. In order to understand what it is like to be a Roman tribune you have to have the mindset as a Roman tribune and see things from their perspective. In the book Julius Caesar there is multiple character that have the job of a Roman tribune. In order to understand their roles in…

I think if you want to understand why the Senate immigration reform bill was a nonstarter, you must look at the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). I am sure when Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John McCain (R-AZ), and colleagues introduced the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, which was supposed to permit the creation of a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in return for increased enforcement measures. The IRCA when passed was supposed to move immigration…

those in the Roman senate worried about what would happen if he became dictator for life. Julius not only fought in battles, but he did many other great things for the nation of Rome. He gave land to veterans, gave grains to the poor, cleaned up dangerous streets, created a library, and created jobs. Because of this, the citizens of Rome loved him and began to make him dictator. The senate worried because their was no longer a republic. As Rome was quickly becoming a tyrant, the Senate feared…

that was usually pinned to the right shoulder with an clasp. (“Roman tribune”, www.tribunesandtriumps.org). In the fifth century there were two different groups of people there was the poor and the the rich. The poor had to appeal decisions from the senate. The rich were supposed to be in battle and pay taxes. The only difference was they could not vote on decisions about war and peace or decide how Rome spends their money. The emperor of Rome in 27 bc-14bc founded the tribune and made himself…

this time, the lower class was excluded from partaking in governmental issues, but the Roman Republic allowed them to have a voice. The Roman Senate was the true powerhouse, acting as an advisory cabinet to Republican officials. The Senate created policy and regulated the state, consisting of council representatives that were employed for life. The Senate accumulated their wealth, leadership, and legislative and military involvement. The Roman…