27. Roman Government

The type of democracy where citizens elect politicians to represent them.

• Representative democracy

• Direct democracy

• Dictator democracy

• Politician democracy

What type of democracy did the Romans have?

Hint: The United States has the same kind of democracy.

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy

What type of democracy did the Greeks have?

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy

The Roman law code.

• The Twelve Tables

• Hammurabi's Code

• Ten Commandments

• Torah

The Twelve Tables were created at the insistence of the _____ to prevent _____ from abusing their power.

• plebeians; patricians

• patricians; plebeians

The Twelve Tables stated that citizens were

• innocent until proven guilty

• guilty until proven innocent

Dividing government into separate branches.

• Separation of powers

• Division of labor

• Representative democracy

• Direct democracy

The United States government uses separation of powers, an idea which the Romans pioneered.

• True

• False

Slaves and women were allowed to participate in Roman government.

• True

• False

Consuls, magistrates, tribunes, and senators were members of

• Roman government

• Roman mythology

• Roman literature

• Roman military