Alice

One of the differences between a system of government with three branches and a system with a single all-powerful ruler is that for the three branches, there are the senators and council of plebs that can suggest the laws, citizens’ assemblies who approve laws and two consuls that needs to agree on a particular rule in order for it to be made as a law in the public. However if there is only one single all-powerful ruler, the ruler can decide on whatever law he pleases and can make that as the law for the public. Some people, or perhaps many people might dislike the chosen law but no one can argue against the ruler. Another difference is that having a system of government with three branches might have more benefit over the whole society rather than just one powerful ruler. Since more people are involved in the three branches system when voting for the law, there will be more people being pleased with the law. In the case of one ruler doing everything one is proud of, it will be very unfair to other people, especially lower class people, such as, the plebeians and they will have to live in a society with no freedom or choices given. In the three branch system, there are patricians and plebeians involved which gives more opinion from different classes of people.