Rome's Republic

Rome's government started as a ___, a government ruled by a king.

• dictatorship

• democracy

• republic

• monarchy

The Assemblies in Rome held more power than the Senate.

• True

• False

Around 509 B.C. Rome became a ___, a government ruled by the people.

• dictatorship

• theocracy

• republic

• monarchy

In a representative democracy officials ___

• take power by force

• are elected

• bribe their way into office

• inherit power

The ___ is the most powerful lawmaking body of the Roman Republic.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Consuls

• Tribunes

The majority of Roman citizens were ___, the common people of Rome.

• patricians

• consuls

• plebeians

• gladiators

The ___ were wealthy people who owned land.

• patricians

• consuls

• plebeians

• gladiators

In the early year of Rome's Republic only the ____ could hold office.

• plebeians

• consuls

• patricians

• gladiators

The ___ made laws for the plebeians.

• Tribal Assembly

• Consuls

• Centuriate

• President

Which branch of the Republic was made up of all citizen-soldiers.

• The Consuls

• The Centuriate Assembly

• The Tribunes

• The Senate