The Roman Republic

What does the image titled 'The Roman Republic' depict?

• A Roman Senate meeting

• A Roman battle

• A Roman festival

• A Roman marketplace

The Roman Republic is similar to the modern US government in that both have:

• a single ruler with absolute power

• a system of checks and balances

• a monarchy

• a direct democracy

What is 'Rule of Law'?

• A principle where all members of a society, including those in government, are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes.

• A system where the government has absolute power over the laws and can change them at will.

• A concept that laws are only applicable to the citizens and not to the government officials.

• A theory that laws are unnecessary and society should be governed by individual morals.

The result of the Punic Wars was:

• Rome emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean.

• Carthage became the leading power in Europe.

• The wars ended in a stalemate with no clear winner.

• Both Rome and Carthage formed an alliance.

Fill in the blank: A (a)   is a government run by elected officials.

• monarchy

• republic

• dictatorship

Fill in the blank: A (a)   is a wealthy, landowning, ruling class in Rome.

• plebeian

• patrician

• senator

_______ refers to the 'plebs', common people of Rome.

• patrician

• plebeian

• emperor

In Ancient Rome, the two top government officials were called ________.

• consuls

• senators

• emperors

• tribunes

Fill in the blank: The Latin term for 'I forbid', used to reject a law, is ________.

• veto

• lex

• jus

• pactum

Fill in the blank: In Ancient Rome, a person who ruled with absolute power temporarily during emergencies was called a ________.

• dictator

• senator

• emperor

• consul