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GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION FACTS; ROMAN EMPIRE:
 * 1) 1. Government had no organized way to choose a new Emperor, so many people claimed to have been Emperor at the same time.
 * 2) 2. Emperors were chosen either by violence or birth, as a result the Emperor wasn’t always the best person for the job.
 * 3) 3. No one wanted to be local officials.
 * 4) 4. Choosing of a new Emperor caused civil war in the Roman Empire.
 * 5) 5. The government was powered only by rich and powerful people, so there was a larger gap between the patricians and the plebian’s.
 * 6) 6. The local officials would have to pay difference from what they collected and what the government wanted, so they lost money.
 * 7) 7. Emperors were complete dictators, so citizens didn't have much freedom.

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION FACTS; US TODAY:
 * 1) 1. Government corruption is hard to prove and hard to find documentation.
 * 2) 2. When corruption is covered up and not detected it cannot be stopped.
 * 3) 3. To prevent corrupt leaders in the U.S we have a system for citizens to vote for their leaders (democracy).
 * 4) 4. The president doesn’t have too much power for himself, nor does any other political figure, so one person is not making all the decisions for the country.
 * 5) 5. Another way to prevent corruption is that the president can only serve 2 terms of 4 years.
 * 6) 6. If presidents are corrupt or dishonest they can be impeached and thrown out of office.
 * 7) 7. We have agencies such as POGO who prevent and stop government corruption from happening.

PEOPLE TO CONTACT: David M. Kennedy (Professor of history; Stanford University) Questions to ask: How did corrupt leaders affect the United States economically, socially, economically, and politically? During the decline of the Roman Empire, why didn't citizens want to become local officials working for the government? What effects do a corrupt president have on the United States? Contact Information: dmk@stanford.edu

POGO (Project on government oversight) Questions to ask: What effects do a corrupt president have on the U.S? Why is government corruption hard to prove and cover up? When government corruption is proved, what steps does the government and/or agencies take to prevent it and stop it? Contact Information: i nfo@pogo.org