Describe how the Ming Dynasty gained, consolidated, and maintained power

To consolidate power is to soothe the people of submission, such as light taxes, provincial penalties etc. And at the same time strictly striked those who would not submission.

-The ming code

-The jiniwei

-and the great wall of china

1. they could both use a veto to cancel an action.

2. women couldn't vote in the roman republic but could in the united states