Early Rome Republic Notes

Early Rome Republic

​Remember from your reading yesterday....
Republic- government ruled through REPRESENTATIVES elected by the citizens.

Multiple Choice

After the Romans drove the last Etruscan monarch from power, they established a republic, a government in which

• Power rests with the nobility and the wealthy.

• Power rests with citizens who participate directly in law making.

• Power rests with the citizens who have the right to select their representatives.

• Power rests with a small minority who are supported by the military.

Multiple Choice

The two social classes of the Roman Republic are the _____________________________which are common farmers, merchants, and artisans, and the ___________________________________, which are the wealthy landowning citizens.

• Gauls, Etruscans

• Plebeians, Patricians

• Patricians, Plebeians

• Latins, Etruscans

Multiple Choice

The 300 men that made laws and was the supreme governing body in the republic were known as the:

• Senate

• Triumvirate

• Tribunes

• Legion

Multiple Choice

These people were members of the Tribal Assembly that protected the plebeians and made laws for the common people.

• Senators

• Dictators

• Consuls

• Tribunes

Multiple Choice

These two people commanded the army and directed the government. They were only allowed to serve one term and they could veto one another's decisions.

• Tribunes

• Senators

• Consuls

• Dictators

Multiple Choice

The Roman code of laws are known as the:

• Apostles

• Hammurabi's Code

• Triumvirate

• 12 Tables

Multiple Choice

Under Roman law, all persons had the following rights EXCEPT for:

• The right to receive equal treatment under the law.

• The right to be punished only for actions, not thoughts

• The right to seek immediate justice without using the courts.

• The right to be considered innocent until proven guilty.