Roman Republic Vocabulary

Republic

• A type of government in which citizens (the people) vote for their leaders

• a dictatorship

• a monarchy

• an oligrachy

Peninsula

• Land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• Land surrounded by water on 2 sides

• Land surrounded by water on no sides

• Water surrounded by land

Patricians

• Wealthy Roman Landowners

• Wealthy Greeks

• Poor Landowners

• Poor Romans

Plebeians

• Poor farmers and craftsman that made up the majority of Rome's citizens

• Wealthy Farmers and Roman citizens

• Leaders of the Roman republic

• Poor Landowners

Representative Government

• The leaders are elected by the people

• The leaders are elected by other Kings

• The leaders choose when they rule

• Only the senate can choose the leaders

Executive Branch

• Led the government and army

• Controlled the courts

• Made the laws

• Applied the laws

Legislative Branch

• Made laws

• Applied laws

• Led the army

• Led the government

Judicial Branch

• Led the army

• Applied the laws (court systems)

• Led the government

• Made laws

Consuls

• Two Roman leaders that shared power for 1 year

• 1 Roman leader with infinite power

• Two Greek leaders that ruled for 2 years

• Two army generals

Senate

• The senate advised the consuls (Rome's leaders) on important decisions

• Worked in the army

• Farmed and made crafts

• Advised the judicial branch