Roman Republic Government and Law

Paragraph A: _______ is NOT one of the countries that based their laws off of the Roman Republic.

• Mexico

• Great Britain

• USA

• Spain

Paragraph B: Roman (a)   made up about 1/3 of the population.

Paragraph B: The wealthy and powerful citizens made up the class of the (a)   .

Paragraph C: The Senate was composed of (a)   patricians.

Paragraph C: Senators served for 5 years.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Paragraph D: The Senate had the power to _____ laws.

• like

• approve

• veto

• dislike

Paragraph E: During time of war, consuls could choose one man, a _____ to lead for six months.

• god

• plebian

• dictator

• doctor

Paragraph F: A law was passed in the Senate that allowed 10 ____ (also known as tribal leaders) elected by assembly to overturn Senate decisions.

• tables

• tribunes

• reforms

• assembly

Paragraph G: The laws were posted in (a)   places.

Paragraph H: Laws were very similar to laws today.

• FALSE

• TRUE