Vocab

Question 1

Assembly (Roman):

Answer 1

● A group of male citizens who passed laws
● in ancient Rome there were 3 different assemblies: Centuriate, Tribal, and Plebeian

Question 2

Checks and Balances

Answer 2

● A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of pow

Question 3

Citizen (Roman)

Answer 3

● Only citizens could vote
● Only men were citizens
● Women, foreigners, slaves, and freed slaves (Liberti), were NOT citizens

Question 4

Conflict of Orders

Answer 4

● The Plebeians’ struggle to gain more rights and more influence in government
● There were many Plebeians in the army who refused to fight unless there was change.
● They were partially successful

Question 5

Consul

Answer 5

● One type of magistrate
● head of the Roman government
● 2 of them, who served for one year
● selected by the Senate, then the
assemblies voted to approve

Question 6

Forum

Answer 6

● Rome’s public meeting place, where political debates and events happened
● Location of the 12 Tables
● Location of a market

Question 7

Imperialism

Answer 7

● A policy of extending a civilization’s power and influence by taking over other civilizations with military force or diplomacy

Question 8

Magistrates

Answer 8

● Government leaders, such as Consul, Censor, and Praetor, who carried out the laws and managed the day to day operations of the Roman Republic
● at first they could only be Patricians

Question 9

Patricians

Answer 9

● Powerful, wealthy, landowning citizens who controlled government and society
● Only they could be Magistrates (government leaders)

Question 10

Plebeians

Answer 10

● Common citizens, such as farmers, artisans, and shopkeepers
● Fought to gain more rights and power in the government during the Conflict of the Orders
● There were more Plebeians than Patricians

Question 11

Praetor

Answer 11

● One of the magistrates
● A judge who interpreted and enforced the laws

Question 12

Republic

Answer 12

● A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

Question 13

Senate (Roman)

Answer 13

● 300 of the most elite Patricians who advised the consuls and proposed and debated laws
● they were appointed (by the Censor), not elected (oligarchy)

Question 14

Tripartite

Answer 14

● A government with 3 parts
● In Ancient Rome the 3 parts were:
Magistrates, Assemblies, Senate

Question 15

Twelve Tables

Answer 15

● Rome’s first code of laws
● Stated rights and duties of Roman
citizens
● Displayed in the Forum

Question 16

3 Branches of the US Government

Answer 16

● Legislative (Congress)
● Executive (President + departments),
● Judicial (Supreme Court + lower courts)

Question 17

Emperor (Roman)

Answer 17

● The leader of the entire Roman empire
● Much more powerful than a Consul,
more like a monarch, but with some of the democratic rules of the Roman Republic