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Similarities Between The Roman Senate And The United States Senate

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There are many similarities between the Roman Republic senate and the United State senate. We can begin with both the Roman Senate and U.S. Senate. Members of opposing parties’ debate in chamber. They both have a two party system. For the Roman republic the parties were Popular and Senatorial parties. The United States parties are the Republican and Democratic parties. Both use filibustering to delay legislative action. There is no time limit placed on filibustering. Roman votes couldn’t be taken without a quorum of minimum number of members to conduct business. This is also true in the U.S. Senate. The U.S. requires a majority of members present to conduct business. The Roman Senate had the power to pass laws, appoint ambassadors,
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