United States of the 21st Century faced with the same dilemma and problems that the Roman Republic faced as it transformed due its strength, into an empire.

The Roman Republic was established in 509 B.C., after Roman nobles overthrew the king. The new government kept many features of the earlier system, including the Senate and citizen assemblies. Two elected officials called consuls headed the government. The consuls shared power, but either consul could veto the actions of the other. A consul served for only a year. The Senate was the most powerful government body of the Roman Republic. The Senate conducted foreign …

…The reason for this is simple; the United States of the 21st Century is not nearly as archaic and barbaric as the Roman Republic was. Although some of our situations may be compared to those Roman Republic faces during its change to an empire, overall our problems are different in nature. The United States will remain a strong democracy and will not follow the same path as Rome...One that led to disaster and downfall.