Rome Summative Vocabulary

Wealthy aristocratic landowners who held most of the power.

• Tribune

• Patrician

• Legislative

• Assemly

The common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population.

• Republic

• Cabinet

• Plebeian

• Senate

A form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote to select their leaders.

• Separation of Powers

• Republic

• Judicial

• Checks and Balances

Overrule

• Veto

• Consul

• Tribune

• Checks and Balances

Makes the laws

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• President

Reviews/interprets the laws

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Consul

Carries out/enforces the laws

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Vice President

The name for the Senate and House of Representatives.

• Judicial

• Congress

• Executive

• Federal

Commanded the army and directed the government. Power was limited. Term was only one year long. The same person could not be elected again for ten years. Second, one could always overrule, or veto, the other's decision.

• Consul

• Tribune

• Plebeian

• Patrician

The aristocratic branch of Rome's government. It had both legislative and administrative functions in the republic. 300 members, chosen from the upper class of Roman society. It also exercised enormous influence over both foreign and domestic policy.

• Assembly

• Senate

• Tribune

• Consul