Who first ruled early Rome?

• Etruscan kings

• military consuls

• Roman senators

• plebeian assemblies

In the Roman Republic, patricians referred to:

• every adult male citizen

• everyone except enslaved people

• wealthy landowning families

• people with Greek ancestors

 Why were plebeians unhappy when the Roman Republic was first set up?

• They had lost the right to vote

• They preferred living in an empire

• They had no say in making the laws

• They preferred being ruled by a king

Who set up the Roman Republic?

• plebeians

• patricians

• Greek settlers

• Etruscan princes

What was one major job of the consuls?

• to command the army

• to choose the lawmakers

• to perform religious rituals

• to construct public buildings

What was a result of the Conflict of the Orders?

• Plebeians lost the right to vote

• Patricians gave up some power

• Romans defeated the Greek navy

• Etruscans won control over Rome

How could a Roman become a tribune?

• have a consul appoint him

• win the favor of the senators

• inherit the job from his father

• get the plebeians to elect him

Why did the plebeians want laws to be written?

• so the patricians could not change laws whenever they wished

• so their land would be protected by the government

• so the government could not pass new laws too quickly

• so their children could learn to read in Roman schools

Plebeians became nearly equal to patricians when they won the right to:

• put laws in writing

• choose their own king

• pass laws for all Romans

• serve as priests and soldiers

Why are both the Roman Republic and the United States today considered republics?

• All the citizens vote directly on all the laws

• Any citizen can voice an opinion about the laws

• The people give a leader the right to veto some laws

• The people elect representatives to make laws for them