Roman and United States 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 Roman government?

• Magistrates

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Assemblies and Tribunes

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

• limits on the amount of time you can serve (term)

• one Consul vetoing another Consul's ideas

• laws being approved by all branches

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

• 12 Laws

• Law of 12 Tables

• 12 Laws of Rome

• Roman Law of 12

Where were Rome's laws posted?

• in the forum
• in the temple
• in the government buildings
• in their homes

If a law is vetoed, it means:

• it is passed

• it has to be re-written

• it is rejected

• it is approved, but only with majority vote

Which of these is an example of balance of power?

• Roman government is divided into Consuls, Tribunes, a Senate, and a Citizen Assembly

• Assemblies had to approve all laws

• The twelve tables were designed for all Roman citizens

• Tribunes represented the Plebeians

________are 2 officials elected by the senators who serve for 1-year terms. 

• Consuls
• Senate
• Tribunes
• Dictators

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