Roman and US Republics

The part of the government that carries out laws; includes the president, vice president, and cabinet members.

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Executive branch

• Administrative branch

-A legislative body for both Rome and the United States

• Senate

• Congress

• Parliament

• Assembly

A typical ordinary citizen of Rome that may have the job of farmer, craftsman, or soldier

• Patrician

• Senator

• Plebeian

• Equestrian

The part of the government that evaluates laws; includes judges and the Supreme Court.

• Legislative branch

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Administrative branch

Distribution of power so that no one person or group has too much control.

• Checks and balances

• Centralization of power

• Authoritarianism

• Totalitarianism

The part of the government that writes and votes on laws.

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• Administrative branch

• A wealthy landowner that can participate in the government as a Consul, senator, or judge.

• Patrician

• Plebeian

• Equestrian

• Proletarian

A government in which people elect representatives to speak on their behalf

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

the study of how people make choices to use their money and resources

• Economics

• Psychology

• Sociology

• Anthropology

anything that has to do with the government, leaders, or how decisions are made for a country or community

• economic

• social

• political

• cultural