Roman Government

Rome's first written law code

• Hammurabi's code
• the 10 Commandments
• the twelve tables
• Executive orders

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

The two most important magistrates in Roman Government were called _________.

• Tribunes
• Senators
• Consuls
• Plebians

A council of wealthy Romans that were powerful and advised the city's leaders.

• Tribunes
• Consuls
• Plubius
• Senate

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

• Veto
• Rejecti
• Expartite
• Vedi

These groups represented the common people and could declare war reject laws and they elected magistrates

• Assemblies and Tribunes
• Senates and Tribunes
• Consuls and Tribunes
• Senate and Consuls

The official language of the Romans.

• Greek
• Italian
• Latin
• French

Romans attempted to limit the power of government officials. For example one official could block the actions of another. Laws proposed by the magistrates had to be ratified by assemblies. These methods of limiting the power of elected officials and balancing powers are known as .

• Checks and Balances
• Federalism
• Checks 
• Balances

What was one problem with Roman law before laws were written down.

• They were harsh
• They favored the Rich
• They were unfair
• Only the people that knew them were the people that made them .