Roman Republic

Why did the Romans create the republic?

• So they would not have a king in control.
• To defend themselves.
• So that every person could be a citizen.
• So that judges could make laws.

What term describes an action taken by a leader in which they say no to a law or "I forbid"?

• consul
• legion
• tribune
• veto

Who proposed the laws and approved public contracts in the Roman government?

• Consuls
• Senate
• Tribunes
• Judges

What was the part of government that protected the rights of the Plebeians?

• Consuls
• Senate
• Tribunes
• Judges

What was the name given to the elite upper class of citizens in Rome?

• plebeians
• patricians
• Trumps
• Rockerfellers

What is the best way to describe the way families operated in ancient Rome?

• the women ran the families while the men worked
• the men had absolute power over their families
• an equal mix between men and women for leadership roles
• the children told their parents what to do

What was the name of the oldest male (head of the household) in Roman society?

• the head honcho
• the grand pooba
• the paterfamilias
• the big cheese

A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them known as representative democracy

• Tyranny  
• Monarchy
• Republic
• Direct Democracy

The governing group in Rome was the higher part of the Legislative branch and had 300 members who served for life

• Consuls
• Senate
• Assembly
• Tribunes

We were posted in the Forum for all to see, the recorded laws of Rome

• The Twelve Tribes
• Hammurabi's Code
• The Twelve Taboos
• The Twelve Tables