Roman Government, Reinstated for the Modern United States

The government of Ancient Rome has influenced many countries following its time. The country that seems to stand above all the rest, as an almost replica of Rome (during its time of republic government), would be the United States. Although Rome has had a dictatorship during its time, the main influence it has had with the United States is its mix of republic and democracy views.

During the beginning of the Roman republic, there were two political parties…The Patricians and plebians. The patricians were wealthy, and of noble blood. The plebians were the commoners of the time. During the later years of the republic, there were other, smaller, political parties as well. Just as Rome had two major political parties (and other small parties), so does the United States. They have the Democrats and the Republicans as their political parties; of course other parties had been formed in the United States since then, such as the Constitution party, the Libertarian party, and the green party.

 
"The Ancient Romans did not want one man to make all of the laws, they decided to balance the power of the government between three branches, there was first the executive branch, then the legislative branch, and finally the judicial branch."₁ This view and set up of government is surprisingly similar, if not exactly similar, to that of the United States today. The United States also has an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch in its government. The Roman republic also had a senate, in which they had controlled money, foreign policy, and laws… They basically controlled day to day life₂. The United States also has a senate consisting of men or women who are elected to represent their states. They also control many of the same policies that the Roman senate controlled. The main difference between the two senates is that the Roman senators were not elected but chosen by the magistrates. This form of government was supposed to be a better government and avoid a tyrannical rule… But as history has shown, the Roman republic fell and became an empire.₃ Will the United States follow the same pattern?

 
The similarities between the Roman republic and the United States government are astounding. From political to parties to the senate, the two governments seem close to exact replicas to each other. The Ancient Roman's influence had spread beyond their time, making way into the minds of men and women who were born thousands of years later. One can only speculate, if the Romans had gone from a kingdom under rule of a king, to a republic where men were heard, to a tyrannical empire… Where is the United States going? The United States fought to leave a kingdom and created a republic where all men are equal… Is an empirical rule next? History has always had a tendency to repeat itself… If the United States government is similar to Ancient Rome, who's to say that the same events will not repeat?


 
Resources:

₁ - http://www.unrv.com/government.php

₂ - http://www.uah.edu/student_life/organizations/SAL/texts/misc/romancon.html

₃ - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/507739/Roman-Empire