Vocab Rise of the Roman Republic

upper class Romans, wealthy landowners

• consul

• republic

• plebeian

• patrician

common people, most were peasants, laborers, craftspeople, shopkeepers

• consul

• senate

• plebeians

• patricians

system of government in which the people hold the power and not a single person, the people elect leaders to govern the people

• senate

• republic

• consul

• tribunes

a council of wealthy and powerful Romans who advised the city's leaders, they were patricians

• consul

• tribunes

• senate

• republic

Elected officials who ran Rome and led the army

• tribunes

• republic

• consul

• senate

an official of Rome elected by plebeians to represent them, they could veto laws

• consul

• republic

• senate

• tribunes

overrule, to refuse proposals of government. Our president has the ability to do this to bills proposed by congress.

• consul

• republic

• veto

• senate

set of basic laws

• senate

• constitution

• republic

• consul