The Roman Republic, created 2,000 years ago, greatly influenced the ideas of the Founders. During this Republic, the Founders discovered that both the aristocrats as well as the common people shared the power to govern, without a king. According to the We the People textbook, “A republican government is a type of government in which the citizens have the power to govern, the citizens delegate or entrust their power to leaders they elect to represent them, and citizens and their representatives work cooperatively to promote the common good rather than their own interests” (22-23). The Founders saw many advantages to this form of government, and believed that, if they adopted it, they could benefit greatly, like the Romans previously had. The
