The correct answer is B) rivalries between classes.
The other options of the question were A) defeat in the Punic Wars. C) a refusal to build a navy. D) the invasion of Muslim armies.
What was a factor in Rome transition from a republic to an empire was "rivalries between classes."
In 509 BCE, the Roman Republic had been founded, installing a representative democracy after many years of Etruscan rule. It was after Julius Caesar's death, that his nephew Augustus became the first Roman Emperor, and the Republic became a thing of the past. Many things changed but the differences and rivalries between classes remained.
The main power of the legislative branch is their ability to make laws. If bills pass the House of Representatives and the Senate, all they need is a signature from the president so that it will be a legitimate law.
As far as debating bills in the different branches of the legislature, there are a few differences between the two. For example in the House of Representatives, there isn't anything such as an unlimited debate. The time used to debate a bill is limited. As for the Senate, members can in a way lay back and relax and stall and spend all the time in the world debating about a bill. The longest running debate was 48 hours long! This my friend is called a filibuster.
A difference in special powers between the House and Senate is their heavy affect on impeachment on high government officials(Such as the President of U.S.), they have the ability to push and throw out impeachment charges. However, it is the Senate that will hear the case and decide on whether the person will be removed from office or not.
The phrase Advice and Consents means that Under the Constitution, presidential nominations different posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate. As well as with international treaties. The Senate must confirm it for it to become effective.
) is a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud (3rd to 5th centuries). Lilith is often envisioned as a dangerous demon of the night, who is sexually wanton, and who steals babies in the darkness. ... In Hebrew-language texts, the term lilith or lilit (translated as "night creatures", "night monster", "night hag", or "screech owl") first occurs in a list of animals in Isaiah 34:14, either in singular or plural form according to variations in the earliest manuscripts.