The collapse of the Roman Republic taught the Founding Fathers several important lessons, particularly that a. Too much power can cause corruption in government. The Founders were concerned about the risks of concentrated power and the potential for tyranny, leading them to create a system of checks and balances to prevent any single branch of government from becoming too powerful. This lesson from Roman history informed their design of the U.S. government to safeguard against corruption and the abuse of power.
What did the collapse of a republican Rome (same government the US was building) hundreds of years before teach the Founding Fathers?
a. Too much power can cause corruption in government
b. Power forces people to work together
c. Citizens will not rise up when treated unfairly
d. Citizens will always give up their power to those in charge
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