what is common between ancient roman senate and modern british parliament?

Answer 1

Both had/have two houses and were/are run by democratic methods, with motions being debated and put to the vote.

The reporting of debates in many parliaments was originally performed by shorthand writers using pens or pencils. (The first shorthand system was devised by Marcus Tullius Tiro for use in the Roman Senate.) Digital recording and voice recognition technologies are now more commonly used.

Division of the house is a parliamentary mechanism which calls for a rising vote, wherein the members of the house literally divide into groups indicating a vote in favour of or in opposition to a motion on the floor. This was the method used to decide motions in the Roman Senate (and was occasionally used in democratic Athens), and the appropriate motion for a division of the house under Robert's Rules of Order is to "call for a division".

The Roman senate, in the critical timesof the republic, was wont to have recourse to a dictator, ne quid respublica detrimenti capiat. This bears a curious resemblance to the way in which our country is being run at the moment.

Answer 2

in many ways quite a lot but in a differant perspective , a member of a modern Parliament can be anyone from any class admitted the higher up the scale you are the more chances you have of being elected but it is possible even more so in these modern timers, a senator in ancient Rome was drawn almost exclusively from the ranks of a close knit social class bound together by mutual interests ,all had previosly been magistates.For although the people elected their leaders freely , in practise they always chose members of the same families . The nomination of an outsider (homo novus)was the exception. the senate could be overruled by the magistrates , because they had Roman law behind them

Answer 3

Both have similar structures, they both have two houses. Parliament has the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Rome had the Patricians (or Nobles) and Plebians (the People). A good essay that compares these is Jonathan Swift's "Between the Nobles and the Commons in Athens and Rome." Swift makes comparisons to illustrate how the people were gaining too much power. Although it can be kind of tough reading.

Answer 4

Both are made up of primarily wealthy white males.

Answer 5

They were both totally corrupt and enjoyed doing nothing.

Answer 6

World domination and conquest.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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