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A few days ago, i stated that the u.s government was based on the Roman Republic, of course i got the usual answer of no, its not, to which i stated that some people do not read history and do not under what the founders created. So i going to post now and show how the founders created our government based on the roman model which as a mixed government, and i will provide links to information and some information itself to prove what i am talking about.
first, let's look at Rome, which was a mixed government which is not a democracy, what is mixed government? below is a definition of what it is.
[FONT="]Mixed government is a form of government that incorporates elements of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy. In a mixed government, the issues are decided variedly, for instance some issues are determined by the majority of the people, some other issues by few, and some other issues by a single person. The idea of mixed government is treated as an antecedent of separation of powers. It is also known as a mixed constitution.
[/FONT]https://definitions.uslegal.com/m/mixed-government/
as you see from the definition mixed government is a government which deploy 3 elements of different kinds of government which are monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy.
Polybius is known as the father of mixed government and he is referenced in the federalist 63 by the father of the American constitution James mansion
[h=4]Polybius and the Roman Republic[/h]The Greco-Roman historian Polybius influenced Enlightenment philosophers and American government.His writings were centered around the idea of the separation of powers and mixed government in the Roman Republic[FONT=Arimo, sans-serif].[/FONT]
https://seventhcoalition.wordpress....cal-western-influence-in-american-government/
[FONT=Arimo, sans-serif]how did the roman republic employ mixed government? how is it used?
mixed government is system of how officials of government are elected and who those officials represent in government as to create a separation of powers[FONT=Arimo, sans-serif] [/FONT]and in the creation of laws.[/FONT][FONT=Arimo, sans-serif]
Rome consisted of the 1.centuriate assembly,2. the senate and the 3.roman assemblies, as compared to the u.s. with its 1.electoral college, 2.the senate and 3. the house of representatives
[/FONT]1. Centuriate assembly of Rome used citizens, and not elected representatives voted before each assembly. As such, the citizen-electors had no power, other than the power to cast a vote. Each assembly was presided over by a single Roman Magistrate, and as such, it was the presiding magistrate who made all decisions on matters of procedure and legality. Ultimately, the presiding magistrate's power over the assembly was nearly absolute.[FONT=Arimo, sans-serif]
[/FONT]2.The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic. It was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors.
3. The Roman Assemblies[FONT="] of the roman republic are the[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]lower class of people[/FONT][FONT="] was the plebeian class. Today, if something is plebeian, it is of the common people.
in the Roman government the [/FONT]Centuriate assembly is considered the monarchy part of government, the [FONT=Arimo, sans-serif]senate the aristocracy part and the Roman assemblies considered the democracy part[/FONT]
first, let's look at Rome, which was a mixed government which is not a democracy, what is mixed government? below is a definition of what it is.
[FONT="]Mixed government is a form of government that incorporates elements of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy. In a mixed government, the issues are decided variedly, for instance some issues are determined by the majority of the people, some other issues by few, and some other issues by a single person. The idea of mixed government is treated as an antecedent of separation of powers. It is also known as a mixed constitution.
[/FONT]https://definitions.uslegal.com/m/mixed-government/
as you see from the definition mixed government is a government which deploy 3 elements of different kinds of government which are monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy.
Polybius is known as the father of mixed government and he is referenced in the federalist 63 by the father of the American constitution James mansion
[h=4]Polybius and the Roman Republic[/h]The Greco-Roman historian Polybius influenced Enlightenment philosophers and American government.His writings were centered around the idea of the separation of powers and mixed government in the Roman Republic[FONT=Arimo, sans-serif].[/FONT]
https://seventhcoalition.wordpress....cal-western-influence-in-american-government/
[FONT=Arimo, sans-serif]how did the roman republic employ mixed government? how is it used?
mixed government is system of how officials of government are elected and who those officials represent in government as to create a separation of powers[FONT=Arimo, sans-serif] [/FONT]and in the creation of laws.[/FONT][FONT=Arimo, sans-serif]
Rome consisted of the 1.centuriate assembly,2. the senate and the 3.roman assemblies, as compared to the u.s. with its 1.electoral college, 2.the senate and 3. the house of representatives
[/FONT]1. Centuriate assembly of Rome used citizens, and not elected representatives voted before each assembly. As such, the citizen-electors had no power, other than the power to cast a vote. Each assembly was presided over by a single Roman Magistrate, and as such, it was the presiding magistrate who made all decisions on matters of procedure and legality. Ultimately, the presiding magistrate's power over the assembly was nearly absolute.[FONT=Arimo, sans-serif]
[/FONT]2.The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic. It was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors.
3. The Roman Assemblies[FONT="] of the roman republic are the[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]lower class of people[/FONT][FONT="] was the plebeian class. Today, if something is plebeian, it is of the common people.
in the Roman government the [/FONT]Centuriate assembly is considered the monarchy part of government, the [FONT=Arimo, sans-serif]senate the aristocracy part and the Roman assemblies considered the democracy part[/FONT]
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