Carlos Manuel De Cespedes
All three of these Jewish groups began in the Middle East, according to the map provided. You can see that they originate from areas near Egypt and Arabia. But over time, the Jews spread to different parts of the world such as the Roman Jews going to Italy whilst the Exile going to Mesopotamia and Egypt.
Unfortunately, I can't answer that last question as I don't know much information about the Torah or what role it played during that time period. I hope this helps you someway regardless! Good luck! :)
Answer:
Keeps the government more balanced and keeping the president from having too much power. Decisions are made by senate and the house of representative which is made up of a lot of people so the best decisions are made. The main purpose is to limit the power of the government and provide more power to the people.