Roman Republic and Government

One class in Roman Society was the

• Plebeans
• patricians
• homoioi
• priests

How long could you be a Senator?

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 6 months
• life

Which of the following is NOT one of three branches of the government?

• magistrates
• house
• senate
• assemblies and tribunes

The public meeting place in Rome where Roman laws were displayed.

• Agora
• Forum
• Circus Maximus
• Coloseium

A government of three parts is called a _____________ government.

• Tricycle government
• Tripartite Government
• Bicameral government
• Triumvirate

This word means "I forbid" and refers to the ability of Tribunes to prohibit the action of other officials

• Veto
• Rejecti
• Expartite
• Vedi

Which best describes the purpose of a system of “checks and balances”?

• All merchants will have an equal opportunity to trade.
• Laws will be written fairly for everyone.
• The military will be paid for their service.
• No one branch of the government will become stronger than another.

What does a person’s “civic duty” require them to do?

• run for public office
• participate in their government
• trade only with local merchants
• travel spreading the teachings of Christianity

In times of crisis, what did the Roman Republic do differently?

• They elected new Senate members who took full control of the government.
• They allowed the army to run the country.
• They selected a dictator to rule with absolute power for a short time.
• They elected a king to permanently take control.

When the last Tarquinian (Etruscan) king was overthrown by the Romans, which type of government did they establish?

• monarchy
• republic
• democracy
• theocracy