Offices of the Roman Republic

Assignment:
1. Thoroughly read through the descriptions of the Offices of the Roman Republic. 2. On your Blog, compare two offices of the SPQR to two offices or positions in the American Democracy today. These can be at either the federal, state or local level. Notate how they are similar in your opinion and state specific examples. (senate comparison will not be accepted)
Additionally, besides pay and compensation, find two differences in the Roman Senate from the American Senate today.

One of the ways our American Democracy is similar to the SPQR is that we elect our Senators and Presidents, just like they do for their Consuls and Praetors, who are both in power as controllers of the senate. Examples that connect their goverment to our democratic government is Julius Caesar and George Bush. Julius was was a consul. He was also a part of the creation of the great Roman Empire. George Bush led our troops to fight for what we know was right in Afghanistan and currently in Iraq. Another connection that is shared between our Democratic goverment and The SPQR is the Tribune to The House of Representatives. The Tribune and the House of Representatives are similar because they are the section of government that decide which laws should be passed for the betterment of the people.

The two differences between the Roman Senate and the existing American Democracy today consist of the length of the senate terms and the material that they are responsible for. Our senators are only in for six years, where as theirs are in for life. Our Senators write and pass the laws and approve presidential appointees such as the presidents cabinet, etc. Their Senators are used to control Foreign and Public Affairs.