Rome was not a good place for the capital because it was difficult to manage all the regions, and to defend against the barbarian invasions. So, for question number 3, the right answer is a, because Constantinople had a better strategic position and could stop the barbarian invasions.
For question number 4, the Byzantine empire kept using the Roman law system, but it had a Christian influenced.
For question number 5, the Eastern Roman Empire had many major achievements, but of the greatest is the arrangement of Roman law in an orderly form. The Roman law was codified by Justinian I in the 6th century and it’s known as the Justinian’s legal code. This legal code has been used as the base of multiple Western countries' legal codes and it’s still relevant nowadays.
B. A is incorrect because every state received one vote, no matter its size. C is incorrect because not enough power was given to the president; after getting out of that situation with Britain's king, no one wanted another king. D is also incorrect, because every state coined its own money, and attempting to regulate this was a real issue at the time. Hope this helps!
Montesquieu most likely influenced this quote. Montesquieu believed in the separation of powers, meaning the branches of government would be independent of one another and have individual responsibilities. His ideas influenced this quote from Madison by stating that if all governmental branches were not separate, they would cause conflict and there would be an extreme imbalance of power, which would explain Madison’s monicker of “tyranny”.
It's because it contradicted his political ideologies and campaign promises.(A)
