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Compare And Contrast Roman Republic And Us Government
Rome and the US Government similar/different are that both roman republic and United States have a tripartite system. That means the government is made up of three branches. The three branches are legislative, judicial, and executive.
Both governments have the power to veto. Veto means "i forbid" in the United States only the president has the power to veto. In a roman republic only the two consoles have power to veto.

Both governments have a checks and balances system. That means no branch in the government can take all of the power

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The legislative branches are different because in the United States we have a house of representatives and a senate ( congress). In a roman republic there is a sentence and a assembly

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