Muggle studies with Profesora Constanza (Class Concluded)

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The Impact the Greeks and Romans had on Wizarding and Non-Wizarding Governments

The formation of the Greek and Roman governments influenced may have impacted many muggle systems of government as well as the wizarding governments in most countries for different reasons. The Greeks managed to create a government that is used in some places, like America. They had the democratic from of government in Athens. The form of government allows the people to elect their leaders. The Minister of Magic and the President of the United States are both leaders elected by the people.


The Roman Republic were governed by a complex constitution, which centered on the principles of a separation of powers and checks and balances. In Athens, the kingship had been reduced to a hereditary, life-long chief magistracy by c. 1050 BC; by 753 BC this had become a decennial, elected archonship; and finally by 683 BC an annually elected archonship. Through each stage more power would have been transferred to the aristocracy as a whole, and away from a single individual. Inevitably, the domination of politics and concomitant aggregation of wealth by small groups of families was apt to cause social unrest in many poleis. In many cities a tyrant would at some point seize control and govern according to their own will; often a populist agenda would help sustain them in power. In a system racked with class conflict, government by a 'strongman' was often the best solution.
 

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The Ancient Government
Before our time, ancient people came together, forming their ways and beliefs, and becoming their own civilizations. Cultures erupted, and ideas were formulated as time went on. But, there had to be a way for the people to live in peace, without constant corruption. These two groups, The Romans and the Greeks, formulated ways for this: They created their own systems of government. To start, the Romans created a system of government called ‘the Roman Republic’. The Romans were for a singular ruler, but they didn’t want him to get out of hand. So, they decided to create three different branches of government, which is much like the United States Government today. They created the Executive branch, the judicial branch, and the Legislative Branch. Each branch had its own duties, and was to make sure not one single branch became too powerful. The Executive branch consisted of many people who all sat on the Consul. These people were all civil service officers or workers in the republic, so they worked to enforce the laws. The Legislative branch was the branch that supervised the consul and controlled the money that was spent in the government. They were called the senate. The Judicial was the branch was a group people who punished others for breaking the law. There were six supreme judges who decided what the punishment for a person’s crime. Each branch balanced out each other’s power in a system called checks and balances. The Romans greatly influenced the United State’s system of government, because the United States also has three branches of government very similar to the Roman Republic’s government.

The Greek government was a huge mess. The Greeks, due to their landscape, did not have one central government. Greece was divided into City-States, just very similar to the United States split up, and each city-state had its own government for a while. Although most of Greece had a monarch, or a king to tell them what to do, during the dark ages, very few city-states still had Monarchs, like Sparta. Athens and many other city-states moved on to the new government, which was an Oligarchy. An Oligarchy was a government controlled by a group of aristocrats, or rich men. These men just told the people what to do and how to do it. There was not much form to this kind of government, which is why it eventually fell apart. These two kinds of government could have very well influenced the British Empire with their Queen or King on the thrown and a ministry. It may have also influenced our Government with the Ministry of Magic and the Minister or Magic controlling our world. In the end, the Greeks and the Romans greatly influenced the Muggle world with their governments, because most current systems of government are a mix of many governments, with stolen ideas and copied plans. All Governments came from some form of Ancient Civilization, whether it be the Ancient Romans and Greeks or not.