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Name: ___________________________
Social Studies, Period ______________
Date: ____________________________
Chapter 11, Section 2:
Government and society
Directions: Answer the following questions in full sentences on another
sheet of paper.
1. What is a tripartite government? What did each part of the government
have?
2. What were the two most powerful magistrates in Rome called?
(They were elected each year.)
3. Why were there TWO consuls instead of one?
4. Who made up the 300 members of the Roman Senate? For how long did
they serve?
5. The assemblies helped to protect the common people. What was their
primary job?
6. Tribunes were also officials who protected the common people.
Tribunes had the power to “veto.” What does the word “veto” mean?
From what language does it come? How long did Tribunes serve?
7. (Copy the following sentence and fill in the blanks.)
Attending assembly meetings and voting in elections is an example
of a citizen’s _________ _________ .
8. Methods of balancing power are called “checks and balances.”
What is the purpose of having “checks and balances”?
9. What was Rome’s first written law code called? Where was it displayed?
10. List three things Roman citizens did in the Forum, the heart of the city.
11. Where did Rome’s richest people live?
12. Where did Rome’s grandest temples stand?
13. What else happened in the Forum for people not interested in speeches?
14. What is a “toga”? (Hint: Look in the History Close-up)