Download 8.8 Study Questions: Rome`s Government

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Chapter 8, Section 2, The Roman Republic, Part 1, pp. 269 - 273
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What were the two classes of early Roman society, and what people belonged to each of these classes?
What rights and responsibilities did both Roman plebeians and patricians have as Roman citizens?
In what ways did plebeians have lower status than patricians?
Who were the top government officials in the Roman government? How many of these officials were there at a
time?
How often were the officials in the previous question chosen (in other words, how long was their term of
office)? Why were their terms so short? How did they keep each other from getting too much power?
What was the job of the praetors?
What was the most important legislative body in Rome? Who belonged to this group? How did its power
change over time?
What does “legislative” mean?
What was another legislative body of Rome? What were its responsibilities? Who controlled it?
Look at the “Primary Source: A Roman Triumph” box. What was a triumph? In your own words, describe a
triumph moving through Rome.
How did the plebeians get the patricians agree to share some political power in 494 BCE?
What did the plebeians set up in 471 BCE?
Who were the elected leaders of the plebeians? What did they do for the plebeians and what important right did
they receive?
How did the laws change to provide more equality for plebeians in 455 BCE and then in the 300s BCE and then
in 287 BCE?
What was the role of a dictator in the Roman system of government?
Why did the Romans consider Cincinnatus considered perfect dictator and a model citizen?
How was George Washington like Cincinnatus?
What was Rome’s first code of laws, and why did the plebeians demand that the laws be written down?
What important principle did the Twelve Tables establish?
What was the Law of Nations and why did the Romans create it?
Name some ideas of justice included in the Law of Nations that we still accept today.
What is the “rule of law”? How did the principle of the “rule of law” differ from how laws had generally been
applied before the Romans?
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