Because the president is over a democracy
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
(Seriously though, Pinata...Santa Claus...come on people writing the questions on the actual test, we're not that stupid XD)
Agencies that are outside presidential control and separate from a traditional department. independent regulatory commissions do not report to the president, independent agencies do.
Http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/9b_p1.html
That's my presentation just to give you an idea of what you are supposed to do please don't plagiarize it thx!
Hope it helps! :-)
I would say rome since it was the beginning of the Republic before the punic wars began