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...pse. These social and economic problems very much reflect the U.S. government and its people today. The U.S. dollar is no longer backed by gold. We use credit cards, checks, and e-cash to pay for our stuff. It has been said that certain aspects of politics: such as, political power, and pressure; influenced the fall of the Roman Empire. The U.S. government is not based on one authority alone. Even the president cannot act without Congress. The House of Representatives can’t move forward without the senate. Even when a law is passed, the judicial branch can step in and change the rules. Government even steps outside of the government, regulating corporations, so that no one group can get too much money or power. The fall of Rome has also been attributed to bad leadership, including children as emperors. While the American people, mostly elect government officials. With impeachment and recall of laws, the people have support against dirty politicians, but that’s something Rome didn’t have then. Some people thought that the military was at fault for the fall of the Roman Empire. They blame poorly trained soldiers, as well as expensive and unskilled resources and military strategy. Before WWII we had over 700 military bases through the world. Now only hundreds are left. An example of more expensive and less effective is the case where we spent money building models, testing and making wing bomber planes, only to have the Air Force or...