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Ancient Rome
Roman Government
Essential Standards
• 6.C&G.1 Understand the development of
government in various civilizations, societies
and regions.
• 6.C.1 Explain how the behaviors and practices
of individuals and groups influenced
societies, civilizations and regions.
Clarifying Objectives
• 6.C&G.1.1 Explain the origins and structures of various
governmental systems (e.g., democracy, absolute monarchy
and constitutional monarchy).
• 6.C&G.1.2 Summarize the ideas that shaped political
thought in various civilizations, societies and regions (e.g.,
divine right, equality, liberty, citizen participation and
integration of religious principles).
• 6.C.1.3 Summarize systems of social structure within
various civilizations and societies over time (e.g., Roman
class structure, Indian caste system and feudal, matrilineal
and patrilineal societies).
Essential Questions
• What government structure did Ancient Rome
have?
• What are the POLITICAL THOUGHTS that
shape a Republic?
• How did the Social Structure of Rome relate to
their government?
Government
• Government is how
decisions by a civilization
would be decided
• There are government
structures which is how a
government is set up
• There are POLITIACAL
THOUGHTS which are the
ideas that government
structures are based on
Government
• Government Structures….
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②
③
④
⑤
⑥
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
Republic
• Political Thoughts….
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Divine Right
Equality
Liberty
Citizen Participation
Religious Principles
Roman Government
• Roman Government
mirrored the Roman
Class System
① Emperor (Cesar)
② Senate
③ Assembly
Republic Democracy
• Roman Government was
called a Democratic
Republic (Democracy)
• People were given the
right to choose & make
decisions like the Greeks
• There were a couple of
differences though
Essential Questions
• Get with a partner and answer….
• What government structure did Ancient Rome
have?
Checks & Balances
• Roman Democratic Republic
also had checks & balances
system
• Checks & balances systems are
made so one man cannot get
too MUCH POWER of the
whole government
• They usually include 2 people
being in power, short terms,
or the power to veto (over ride
laws that are not fair)
Political Thought
• The Roman Republic
Democracy held the
same Political Thoughts
as a normal Democracy
• They believed in
① Equality
② Civic Participation
③ Liberty
Essential Questions
• Get with a partner and answer….
• What are the POLITICAL THOUGHTS that
shape a Republic?
Emperor (Cesar)
• Emperor of Rome was
the leader of it’s
government
• The Emperor was seen
as a god & worshiped
by the people as a god
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Consul
• Consul was like the vice
president of the Roman
Government System
• Consuls were chosen by the
Assembly
• They made almost all the
decisions & the only
decisions they didn’t make
were the ones the Emperor
vetoed (over ride)
Consul
• There were 2 Consuls
that shared power
• This is so one person
couldn’t have all the
power
Roman Senate
• Roman Senate consisted of 300
members that would make the
laws
• Senators were chosen every year
by the Consul
• They were elected for life to the
Senate
• They were in charge of how
Rome’s money was spent
• Enforced the paying of taxes by all
Roman citizens
Roman Assembly (Common People)
• Roman Assembly included
Plebeians
• The Assembly would
assemble in the Roman
Forum to discuss laws that
were not fair to the
Plebeians (common people)
• Roman Assembly also got to
select who the new Consuls
were every year
Tribune
• The leader of the
commoners that were
members of the Assembly
was called the TRIBUNE
• The tribune had the power
to veto unfair laws
• He also had the power to
call the Senate to meet to
make laws that were fair to
the Plebeians (commoners)
Power to the People
• The ability to select the
new Consuls every year
from the Senate gave the
Assembly a lot of power
• Senators that wanted to
be Consuls the next year
would make sure the
common people of the
Assembly got their way
Summary of Roman Government
• Roman Government was
a Republic
• There were
– 2 Consuls
– 300 Senators
– Assembly Members
• It had a checks and
balances system from the
Consul to the Senate to
the Assembly
Government & Social Structure
• Roman government & social
structure worked together
• To hold high spots in the
Roman Government you
had to be HIGH CLASS
• This meant you had to be
either a Consul or Senator
• Depending on your SOCIAL
STATUS you could hold
certain spots in government
Essential Questions
• Get with a partner and answer….
• How did the Social Structure of Rome relate to
their government?
Important Points
• 6.C&G.1.1 (Government
Structure) The Roman
Republic was a
DEMOCRACY
• 6.C&G.1.2 (Political
Thoughts) The political
thoughts of the Romans
were the same for all
Democracies. They
centered around
EQUALITY, LIBERTY, CIVIC
PARTICIPATION
• 6.C.1.3 (Social Structure)
Roman Government
worked very closely with
Roman Class System. You
could only achieve high
places in government if
you were a member of
the HIGH CLASS