Chapter 10 section 2

Question 1

Magistrate

Answer 1

Elected officials in ancient Rome

Question 2

Consuls

Answer 2

The 2 most powerful magistrates in Rome

They were elected each year to run the city and the army

Question 3

Roman Senate

Answer 3

They were a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders.

Question 4

Veto

Answer 4

To prohibit action by other officials

Question 5

Latin

Answer 5

The Romans’ language

Question 6

What were the three parts of the Roman government?

Answer 6

Magistrates
Roman Senate
Assemblies and Tribunes

Question 7

Why did many people want a written law code?

Answer 7

People wanted a written law code because they did not want to get punished for breaking laws they didn’t even know existed

Question 8

What was Rome’s first written law code called?

Answer 8

The Law of the 12 Tables

Question 9

Checks and balances

Answer 9

Methods to balance power

And, it keeps any one part of a government from becoming stronger or more influential than the other

Question 10

Forum

Answer 10

Rome’s public meeting place