Unit 3 Rome Republic and US Govt

12 Tables:
~protected property rights
~upheld contracts
~charged fines
~gave punishments & executions

​Roman Law

Pater Familias - noble families of Rome, land owners, could serve as Consuls, Senators, Praetors and Quaestors

All male citizens could serve in the Assembly

Roman Republic had 3 branches:

Executive: 2 consuls elected by the Assembly to serve 1 yr
Legislative: 300 Senators who passed policies and laws
Judicial: Praetors, 8 Judges oversaw civil and criminal cases

Roman Republic

How did the Roman Republic's structure influence the United States' political structure?

Multiple Choice

The political structure that has a king, who rules over the nobles, warriors, merchants, traders and peasants.

• Republic

• Empire

• Theocracy

• Monoarchy

Multiple Choice

Which political structure had Assemblies of citizens who voted for their consuls. And the citizens had representatives - Senators - who created laws and selected the Praetors and Quaestors.

• Republic

• Aristocracy

• Monarchy

• Empire

Multiple Choice

After Rome had survived under Etruscan monarchy, and they created a Republic from 509 - 27 BCE, what political structure did they have between 27 BCE - 476 CE?

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Empire

• Theocracy

Multiple Choice

Rome had been ruled by ___ kings between 753 - 509 BCE.

• Greek

• Etruscan

• Persian

• Germanic

Multiple Choice

In what order did Rome experience these political structures?

• Oligarchy

  Totalitarian

  Republic

• Republic

  Diarchy

  Theocracy

• Monarchy

  Republic

  Empire

• Empire

  Republic

  Autocracy

Open Ended

How did the Roman Republic influence the government structure of the United States? (hint: describe how we function as a Republic and what the branches of govt are/do.)