Select the correct answer.

What is considered an important Roman contribution to American government?

A. The idea of representative government in which people elect officials to speak for them
B. The idea of a legislature that has more power than any other branch of government
C. The idea that everyone is judged under the same interpretation of the law
D. The idea that governments are only legitimate if they rule with the consent of their people
E. The idea that people naturally give up some rights to a government for the sake of maintaining order in society