What Elements of the Roman Republican Political and Legal System Appear Present in the Systems of Modern Democracies?

The Roman Republic had many similarities to modern day democracies. In the beginning of the Republic, followed a constitution of unwritten rules, just how today America's democracy follows a constitution. Rome was a city state in Italy and was ruled by a king.  Soon the Romans started making constitutions and then fights started breaking out from the families in power and then the rest of the population. The constitution was centered on the principles of a separation of powers and checks and balances. Today, we also use the process of checks and balances because we have a Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branch, and each checks over each other so one doesn’t become too powerful. Today, the veto system is used by the president, whereas he is one sole person who can decide whether a law is passed or not. This was a system first used by the Romans, in the case of Plebians and Patricians. One Plebian was able to either let a law pass, or veto it. The Romans had a Senate, who handled the public money. The Senate of today has similar responsibilities. The council of the Republic had the most power, being the head of the justice system, military, and chief priest. Council members were reelected each year and voted on by the citizens, just as America's democracy votes on its main leader, the president. However, like the Senate of today, the Senate of Rome had other responsibilities. While our Senate enforces laws for bills that may or may not be passed, the Senate of Ancient Rome adjusted all disputes, determined how ambassadors would be treated, and had many other responsibilities. The people of today and Ancient Rome's tome also played close to the same part. The people of Ancient Rome, because the Senate and other parts of the government held so much power, dispensed all punishments, and condemned citizens to paying fines, and had the right to sentence any one person to die. It was very much their job to enforce the rules and look after the country. The people of today have similar responsibilities. From the small city state of Rome we find the Republic government that established the basis of the huge government of the United States of America.