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- Two consuls in Rome; A president and vice president in the U.S.
- We have two consuls in the Roman republic. What about you?
- We have a president and vice president to lead our government. They are the same!
- Checks and Balances- Roman and U.S.
- In our Republic, we have checks and balances that keep our government equal for everyone. We have the Consuls, the Senate, magistrates, and assemblies.
- We have three branches of government that are very similar to your government. We have the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
- Same type of government: Representative democracy
- In the Roman republic, they had two consuls to lead the republic. They had two so that one could go and fight in wars, while one stayed behind to keep things under control. The US has the same thing too with the president and vice president. Whenever the president is sick or can't take over the responsibilities, the vice president becomes acting president. This is the same concept as the Roman's democracy.
- One similarity between the Roman Republic and the U.S. government is the checks and balances in both the governments. The Roman Republic feared that one politician might become too powerful, so they created checks and balances. The idea for branches of government was taken from the Romans. They had the laws proposed by the Senate, approved by the Magistrates, and them approved by the assemblies. This is the same with our legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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