Essay Planning

Opening 

• US and roman governments very similar
• US gov based off of the roman government  
• both republics 
• both have three branches
• Judicial 
• Executive 
• Legislative 
• Both even ha legal code
• THESIS: While the US government was based on the Roman government, they are both very similar to each other, but with there similarities there are several differences due to their differences in time when they were created, and the people that the governed.

1st paragraph 

• One of the branches that they both shared was the executive branch 
• in both govs, this was a person or small group of people that helped to make the laws and controll military
• even though this branch exists in both goverenments there were several differences
• for the roman s there are two people in this branch, and serve 1 year term
• in US made of 1 person with their VP 4-year term 
• Both groups can veto proposed laws, and they are both in charge of the military.
• This branch is on of the most similar between the two governments

2nd Paragraph 

• Both governments also shared a legislative branch made up of many people who helped to make laws
• each made up of two houses, but these houses were both different 
• in Rome, there was the 300 strong senate and the assembly made up of 193 people from each tribe
• in the US there is the senate which has 100 members
• house has 435 members
• both similar, but several small differences

3rd paragraph

• the third and most different branch is the judicial branch 
• in rome there were praetors chosen by assembly served one year
• in US Supreme justices nominated by pres, serve lifetime 

Closing

• although the US gov was based off of roman it is sim, but still has many differences
• similar in many ways, but different because they were founded by different times and people, similar because they were both made when the people escaped an oppressive gov and leader