Although this could have been just ironic that the reform that he enacted just advanced him in his career, I view it as a plan that he devised so he could have a higher income. Almost everyone in society now will view this as corrupt but , Roman society will most likely view this as the best plan to remove competition. In the Cappadocain's reform of the judicial side placed the highest official in the Praetroian Prefecture in charge of all administration and the fee-income . The cornicularius was to be
Shifting the power of Congress created competition between the two parties to dominate the Congress. The competition produced rifts within the parties, creating a third party movement and split ticket voting. Split ticket voting limited the parties’ power and influenced congress to embrace the issues of the nation and not just their parties’ issues. The second major change in politics was shift from a patronage to merit system. The patronage system is a system in which a winner in an election reward jobs to his followers regardless of their abilities.
For years under the liberal government the elites had benefited from the system of trasformismo. The trasformismo was a system whereby different prime ministers were appointed on a regular basis and political parties switched preferences constantly in order to help other parties come to power due to proportional representation. The Elites benefited from this system as they could manipulate the system in order to get what they wanted in order to help their financial situations. The elites saw Mussolini as just another trasformismo prime minister and that he would be out of power as quick as he came in, this allowed Mussolini to gain power as he needed to gain this powerful position in order to progress any further as without being prime minister he couldn’t establish a dictatorship. The elites gave Mussolini the initial power he needed and therefore they
There was lot of internal politics in Ancient Rome. Patrician families would seize all the public land for their own use, driving many small landowners into debt. The plebeians were constantly fighting for a greater say in the government, and finally, the first plebeian consuls were elected in 366 B.C. However, the patricians continued to control the Senate, sometimes taking ambitious plebeians into their ranks to achieve their aims. During the time of the Roman Republic, there was constant struggle between the rich patrician aristocracy and the plebeians who ranged from jobless laborers to wealthy landowners who did not belong to the noble class.
Having conferences gives them the opportunity to participate in democracy because from listening to speeches by leaders, voters are more likely to be informed of what policies are going to be implemented by that party if they gain power which would encourage them to vote in the general election. Part B -10 Marks. Explain, with examples the differences between a two-party system and a multi-party system in the UK. A two party system is a system that is dominated by two ‘major; parties that have a roughly equal prospect of winning government power. A multiparty system is a party system in which more than two parties compete for power.
In Chris Matthews’ book, Hardball, the author discusses politics as if it were a game and the strategies one needs in order to succeed in it. Matthews worked with many famous and successful politicians. After many firsthand experiences, Matthews was able to write Hardball, a book that teaches one the keys to the game of politics and even the errors made by past politicians that led to the ruining of their careers. Matthews uses Hardball as a way of informing any who seek success in the political world of important concepts and rules, many of which are similar to or the same as the concepts and rules created by the Italian, Niccolo Machiavelli, one of the founders of modern political science. In his book, Matthews explains the importance of having knowledge of alliances, enemies, deals, and reputations as these are important factors when it comes to being successful in the game known as politics.
Octavian’s father had died when he was only young, and Caesar willingly took on the role. Though Caesar had many relatives, his favour fell upon Octavian, whom he elected to the college of pontifices (a religious role of high status), and send to Macedonia to complete his education and his military apprenticeship. Octavian in turn found a role model in Caesar, a fact that would lead his moves as a future ruler of Rome in later years. After Caesar had been assassinated in 44BC, he officially adopted Octavian as his son, and therefore rightful heir, in his will. Octavian was also named to be given three quarters of Caesar’s wealth; however this money was take my Marc Antony, who refused to hand it over to Octavian over his irritation that Caesar had placed favouritism on an obscure relative.
Pompey was seeking to gain the consulship on the platform of full restoration of tribunal power. This warranted him the automatic control and support of the tribunes. A specific example is that of Lollius Palicanus who agreed to assist Marcus Cicero with the trial of Gaius Verres only if he agreed to vote for Pompey in the upcoming election. Pompey discovered that having the support of the tribunes, and thus the common people,
Dear Committee, Julius Caesar is usually credited for bringing down the Roman Republic, but it was Augustus who proclaimed the republic to be brought down. And although he did rule as an absolute ruler, and may even be considered a tyrant in his final years, he set precedents for other rulers in Rome, as well as expanding the empire to its height in some places, and even used some republican ideals throughout most of his reign. In that, he would deserve a place in the Roman emperor hall of fame. One factor that really set himself a part in the Roman emperor hall of fame is his several conquests that put the Roman empire at it’s greatest extent in some places. “He conquered Egypt during the early years of his reign, kept his armies busy in northern Spain, expanded across the Rhine river, and even conquered land along the banks of the Danube river.
Monologue: Crassus I was generally thought of as being a terrible man, who would manipulate people in order to further my own power or to increase my vast wealth. However, like him or hate him, I was an influential man in both the militaristic and political worlds. I was known to walk over anyone I could to get access to more wealth. I was probably one of the wealthiest men in history, through my ability to make money off people using my connections. my family had political connections, as my father was a censor, a position in the Roman government.