Which type of imperial rule allowed western governments to run colonies themselves?

a) direct rule
b) indirect rule
c) sphere of influence
d) protectorate

executive, (president and about 5,000,000 workers) legislative (senate and house of representatives) and judicial (supreme court and lower courts)

explanation:

it took two men to wrestle rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. in the first century bc, rome was a republic. power lay in the hands of the senate, elected by roman citizens. but the senators were fighting for power between themselves.