Roman Republic

Most of Rome's people were from which of the following groups?

• slaves
• patricians
• soldiers
• plebeians

What is a republic?

• a government with at least 3 branches

• a government in which people elect representatives

• a democratic government

• a government with no leaders

What was the importance of the "Twelve Tables"?

• Romans finally had a place to eat

• These Roman laws gave women equal right

• Roman leaders could not force citizens to serve in the army

• Roman laws were written down for all to see

Why did plebeians demand that laws be written down?

• to start a law school for Roman citizens

• to make it easier for plebeians to veto them

• to provide schoolbooks for their children to study

• to prevent patricians from changing them at will

Why were the plebeians unhappy when the Republic was first set up? 

• They preferred living under the king
• They had lost their right to vote 
• They had no say in making the laws
• They preferred living in an empire

There were two social classes in Rome.  The wealthy landowners were known as _____.

• patricians
• proletariat
• plebeians
• gladiators

What was the name of the first written law code in the Roman Republic?

• Hammurabi's Code

• The Constitution

• The Parliament

• The Twelve Tables

What is one way the Roman Republic influenced the American government?

• They broke society into social classes.

• They had a representative government.

• It separated the federal and state governments.

• It encouraged the separation of church and state

Who did the Romans overthrow to begin their own government?

• the Latins
• the Romans
• the Etruscans 
• the Italians

What type of government did the Etruscans have? 

• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Republic