The Rise of the Roman Republic

Roman society was divided into

• consuls and senators.

• peasants and shopkeepers.

• patricians and plebeians.

• priests and government officials.

Which statement accurately describes patricians?

• They were upper-class citizens who owned the most valuable land.

• They were not allowed to be priests or government officials.

• They had little voice in the government.

• They were mostly laborers, craftspeople, shopkeepers, and peasants.

The patricians drove out the monarchy and replaced it with an elected Senate made up of

• patricians and plebeians.

• members of the common class.

• patricians only.

• consuls only.

What is a republic?

• a form of government in which a single ruler makes decisions

• a form of government in which leaders are elected to represent the people

• a form of government in which all the people make decisions

• a country with a national government and individual states

To the patricians, “the people” meant

• plebeians only.

• all free Romans.

• all people in Rome.

• themselves only.

What were consuls responsible for?

• commanding the army

• commanding the Senate

• ruling the plebeians

• serving as judges

Why did the plebeians revolt?

• to gain more political rights

• to gain the freedom to leave Rome

• to protest against war with neighboring tribes

• to demand that patricians do their work

The struggle between the plebeians and patricians is known as

• the Conflict of the Consuls.

• the Conflict of the Common People.

• the Conflict of the Orders.

• the Conflict of the Constitution.

What was an immediate outcome of the plebeians’ revolt?

• Plebeians could become senators.

• Plebeians could elect their own tribunes.

• Plebeians could make laws for patricians.

• Plebeians were forced to leave Rome.

What does the veto power involve?

• putting the military in charge of the government

• refusing to approve government proposals

• passing laws for the government

• deciding court cases for the government