What does the U. S. Constitution have in common with the Twelve Tables of ancient Rome?

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Rosemary Conley

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4 January, 13:15

What does the U. S. Constitution have in common with the Twelve Tables of ancient Rome?

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Kailyn Montgomery · Answer 1

Both the Twelve Tables of ancient Rome and United States Constitution are bound on all citizens and lay down the law of the land.

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The following are some of the witnesses that can be stated for figuring out the intervention (similarity) of ancient Rome law in US constitution:

The Table 8 of Roman law states that, "A person who had been found guilty of giving false witness shall be hurled down from the Tarpeian Rock.". Eventhough this is not the exact punishment given for false witness today, there are few contracts and law that are set up in the US law to deter citizens from giving false witness. The Table 1 law of ancient Rome is that "There shall be the same right, for a staunch person and for a person restored to allegiance, of bond and conveyance with the Roman people" the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution is similar to the stated Table 1 law stating that everyone has equal protection under the law.