election by lottery meaning that every person had an equal chance. This was fairer than Rome’s inheritance of their position in the Senate‚ but it was completely random‚ and the most ineligible person could be chosen. In order to make important decisions like laws or ostracisms‚ there needed to be a minimum of six thousand. Rome only needed three hundred to form the senate. Another thing was their
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which tend to let the cycle of poverty of our people continue. The Philippines is famous for its wealthy families that dominate local and national politics. Among the hopefuls from prominent families running for Senate seats in the coming mid-term elections are the son of the current Senate president and the brothers of two serving senators. Political dynasties are here to stay whether you like it or not‚ unless‚ of course‚ if YOU make a choice. Article II‚ Section 26 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
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With the emergence of the Roman Republic‚ the Senate‚ consisting of the patricians of the society‚ became “the governing body and the only body where debate was possible”. To debate properly in the Senate‚ “one had to know the persuasive art of rhetoric and oratory‚ or public speaking”. Cicero and Quintilian‚ both men of political influence in the Roman Republic‚ were well
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behavior; a list of Roman customs about property and punishment Mercenary- A soldier who is hired for service in a foreign country Patrician- Member of Rome’s richest and most important families who served on the Senate for life Plebeian- The common person or lower-class citizen Roman Senate- One of the two houses of the early Roman republic Republic- A country run by the elected representatives of its people Tribune- A leader within the Concillum Plebus In 500 B.C the Roman
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PHILIPPINE HISTORY IMPORTANT EVENTS American Period 1901-1946 Tydings-McDuffie Law Law on Women’s Suffrage Tagalog as official language Japanese invasion Philippine Independence from America The Making of the Neo-colony 1946-1972 Independence from the United States The Third Philippine Republic Land Reform Code Marcos’s Reign Establishment of the Fourth Philippine Republic Crisis and National Breakdown 1972-2013 Proclamation of Martial Law Assassination of Benigno Aquino Establishment
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Jueteng has been very famous here in the Philippines and is widely patronized by Filipinos although it is illegal. According to some‚ it is something that shouldn’t exist but there’s more into it. As Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and other lawmakers proposed jueteng legalization‚ lots of contradicting and supporting ideas in this regard were brought up. What if it will be legalized? Will it be a friend or a foe? Despite all the scandals and criticisms that it is encountering‚ jueteng will
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“Tribunes of the People” were also elected to look after the poor of Rome. The consuls could not be expected to know everything. They were advised by a Senate. This was made up of leading citizens of Rome and when they met‚ the Senate would discuss issues such as proposed new laws‚ financial issues affecting Rome etc. There were about 600 men in the Senate. They were usually from rich noble families and what they thought went a long way to determining Roman law. Since the Ancient Romans did not want
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Student Senate adviser. As I first began high school I didn’t really have a place to go or a group to be with. I tried joining a variety of different clubs and organizations at my school and found that FFA was where I belonged. I had a great adviser my first three years of being involved in FFA‚ but after getting a new adviser my senior year while serving as president‚ I knew that I needed someone to help me who already had knowledge of the program. Since I had just recently joined Student Senate and
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Senator Nancy Binay’s term of office is up to 2019 and the same scenario would also happen to the detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada and the former President Joseph Estrada now major of Manila since his other son Senator JV Ejercito will still be in the Senate (Yap‚
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Reading Guide #2 Question 1: Prior to the founding of the Roman Empire‚ Rome was a republic. Roman citizens elected officials in order to represent the common interest of the people. It had a powerful legislative body called the Senate‚ and “it advised on policy within the republic and members held virtually all executive offices in the Roman state”. (Stearns‚ Adas‚ Schwartz‚ and Gilbert 90) However‚ the highest elected position in the empire was the consul. Only two consuls were elected by an assembly
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