“Presidential Sistem of the USA through a prism of the Roman Republic”
Journal
Macedonian Journal of Political Science e-Proceeding of Papers, Year 3, Vol. VIII, June 2016. UDC. No.32/ Ebsco Publishing/eISSN: 1785-6812.
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Runcheva Tasev, Hristina
Apostolovska-Stepanovska Milena
Abstract
The United States is an original and best-known model of a presidential system in the world.
Its originality is incontestable, but its roots may be found in the history of the Roman
Republic as a universal and timeless model of organization of government. The authors argue
that there is a strong impact of the legacy of the Roman Republic on the modern concept of
presidential system in the United States by drawing many similarities and parallels between
them. Therefore, this paper analyses whether Polybius and his works influenced the
“founding fathers” of modern America, and whether the US Constitution is based on ancient
theories of the Roman Republic.
Its originality is incontestable, but its roots may be found in the history of the Roman
Republic as a universal and timeless model of organization of government. The authors argue
that there is a strong impact of the legacy of the Roman Republic on the modern concept of
presidential system in the United States by drawing many similarities and parallels between
them. Therefore, this paper analyses whether Polybius and his works influenced the
“founding fathers” of modern America, and whether the US Constitution is based on ancient
theories of the Roman Republic.
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