Roman government

The Patricians finally allowed Plebeians to participate in government. So, Rome had a ____ government, meaning it had three parts.

• bipartite
• tripartite
• tricyclepartite
• threeish

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

• magistrates

• representative

• senate

• assemblies and tribunes

The magistrates are made up of ___, and the two most powerful are called ____.

• elected officials; presidents
• elected officials; consuls
• consuls; presidents
• judges; senators

Officials who were a part of the Magistrates are elected _____.

• every year

• every 6 months

• every 10 years

• they serve for life

How long could you be a Senator?

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 6 months
• life

People were obligated to participate in the government because it was their ___.

• civic duty
• law
• choice
• way of life

Which of the following describes methods taken to keep any one branch of government from becoming stronger?

• civic duty
• participation
• checks and balances
• Roman law

Which of the following is NOT an example of checks and balances?

• A dictator
• term limits
• one consul restricting another
• laws being approved by all branches

In early Rome, you might be accused of breaking a law you didn't know existed because they...

• didn't communicate the laws
• kept the laws a secret
• didn't write the laws down
• didn't care about the people

Eventually, Rome's code of law was written on tablets and was called __.

• 12 Laws
• Law of 12 Tables
• 12 Laws of Rome
• Roman Law of 12