In general, how do empires fall apart?
the han dynasty and the roman empire were two of the most powerful entities to rule their respective parts of the world. the han dynasty dominated asia from the korean peninsula to present day vietnam for more than four hundred years. the roman empire stretched from the present british isles to present day iraq, and lasted nearly five hundred years. the eastern roman empire went on to last another one thousand years. both the han dynasty and the roman empire enjoyed a "golden age" of prosperity and left many legacies to the civilizations that followed. still, something took each of them down, and chaos ruled for a time afterward.
in what ways were the han and roman empires alike? how were they different?

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

the correct answer is: the fact that the anti-federalist papers were considered poorly written.

during the 20th century, the role of the vice president has evolved into more of an executive branch position. now, the vice president is usually seen as an integral part of a president's administration and presides over the senate only on ceremonial occasions or when a tie-breaking vote may be needed.