Roman Government

What were elections in Ancient Rome?

• A blood bath!

• A formal organized process to pick a representative for a role

• Superbus was an emperor

• We the People

Consuls had the most power BUT they were kept in check because...

• there were three of them.

• the Senate could veto there decisions.

• they were only elected for a one year term.

• they had control over the army.

The Praetor were know for...

• being very mean like most predators.

• helping keep law and order in Rome by running the courts

• being fierce in battle, hence the name praetor

• being a pray tour

Aidiles had an equal number of plebians and patricians doing the job. Write how many there were as a word.

​ ​ The quaestor's role was to ​ (a)  

• To lead the Roman army into battle.

• To identify these stars in the night sky.

• to act as a judge on a legal case.

• 'To manage the finances of the Roman government.'

The most powerful thing about being a tribune was that...

• they were plebian

• there was ten of them

• they could veto when there wasn't a dictator

• they had to be in Rome

There were always two censors, this position was different because...

• they were elected every five years

• they did a lot of counting to organize Roman citizens

• they had great power

• some parts of computers are named after them

In Rome, the richer you were the more votes and power you had.

• True

• False

What was the problem with the Roman voting system?

• They had to walk through a maze to vote.

• They had to say outload who they were voting for.

• They didn't count all the votes before announcing the winner.

• It was very confusing.