What is the advantage of a balance of powers in a government?
a.
the government as a whole gets more control over the people.
b.
more laws can be passed and enforced on a national level.
c.
state governments do not get too much power.
d.
the different branches can check the power of other branches.

"the importance of the japanese economy and security is far greater than that of the asian values"

first, the romans stayed isolated because they had to defend their own territories from neighboring cities that were harassing them, like the etruscans. second, once the romans managed to defeat their neighbors, and started to expand their territory, they started to build roads and bridges. finally, now that the romans have covered their territory with roads functioning as highways, they could mobilize their legions faster to assemble larger military units in a specific place.