Ancient Roman Republic Vocab

Which word best described a group of representatives elected to vote on or make decisions regarding laws for a region or country?

• Veto

• Consul

• Assembly

• Patrician

Each year, two ________ were elected to handle military and political matters in the Roman Republic.

• vetoes

• consuls

• patricians

• plebeians

A ______________ is a member of the highest social class in ancient Rome. They held most of the power in government.

• Senate

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Consuls

This a form of government in which power is held by the people, who vote to elect their representatives.

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

_________________ were the workers and common people that made up most of ancient Rome's population.

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Senators

• Consuls

This was a historical time period in ancient Rome that began with the overthrow of the last Roman king and the establishment of a republic in 509 BCE; the republic ended in 27 BCE with the establishment of a permanent dictatorship, under Augustus Octavian Caesar.

• Democracy

• Senate

• Dictatorship

• Roman Republic

The oldest known code of Roman law is the Twelve Tables, which inspired later forms of government.

• The Roman Code

• Caesar's Code

• The Roman Constitution

• The Twelve Tables

A ____________ is to reject or cancel a decision or proposal using official authority. In the US, the President has this power too.

• consul

• senate

• veto

• democracy

This is the group of people responsible for making decisions for a city, state, country, etc. We petitioned the ______________ to improve the subway system. We knew it would really benefit the city!

• Caesar

• Veto

• Patrician

• Government

This group is the primary democratic body of the ancient Roman republic and empire. The Roman ____________ was made up of Plebeians and make financial decisions.

• Veto

• Twelve Tables

• Senate

• Consul