The diagram below shows that the roman republic contributed to the development of democratic principles. a diagram showing two boxes with an arrow pointing from the first box to the second box. the first box is labeled 'consul veto,' and the second box is labeled with a question mark. which phrase completes the diagram? congress veto the supreme court the twelve tables presidential veto

The correct answer is that the Consul Veto of ancient Rome evolved into today's Presidential Veto, and that is how it contributed to the development of democratic principles.

The Roman Consul could veto the decisions of other Roman magistrates of lesser or equal hierarchy, so a Consul could veto what was done by a Praetor, but not on the contrary.

In the same way, the President is the one who holds the highest rank in a presidential democracy, being the Head of State. Therefore, it has the power to veto the laws emanated from the Congress that it considers negative for the population.

in the united states, the president is controlled by the

constitution, and in all respects subordinate to it. insofar

as it deals with presidential power, however, the american

constitution has proved to be a highly malleable document.

with very few exceptions,' the constitutional provisions relating to the president have not been changed at all since

they were ratified in 1787. but in the late twentieth century, those provisions do not mean what they meant in

1787. the constitution is a legal document, and it is enforced judicially; but its meaning was hardly fixed when it

was ratified. in particular, the contemporary president has

far broader powers than the original constitution contemplated. it is remarkable but true that large-scale changes in

the authority of the president have been brought about

without changes in the constitutional text, but nevertheless

without significant illegality.

this is a paradox. is it not clear that constitutional

changes, if not textual, are illegal? the paradox has considerable relevance to our current thinking about the presidency in particular and about constitutionalism in general.

perhaps the framers of the american constitution feared

legislative power most of all; 2 but from well-known events

in the twentieth century, it is possible to conclude that it is

presidential power that holds out the greatest risks to both

liberty and democracy. the president is by far the most visible leader in the nation; he is often the only person in government with a national constituency. moreover, he is

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because the land run of 1889, although not without precedent in the history of the west, further, their men were aboard the first trains, ready to jump off and begin staking their claims. oklahoma city, edmond, and guthrie were all so affected.