Romen Government f'reals

1. Roman government

2. Republic
• A type of government where everything is
public and everyone can vote.

3. Senate
- A political body of Patricians
• Must be previously elected as an executive
official such as a questor, aedile, praetor, or
consul.
• Once you’re in the Senate, you’re in for life.
• Had the ability to start wars, elect executive
officials, pass laws, and declare consuls as
dictators in times of emergency.

4. “Conflict of the Orders”
• The Romans struggle against each other for
Civil Rights and representation in the
government.
• This was the political struggle between the
Patricians and the Plebeians.
• Lasted from 494 BC to 287 BC.
• Caused the Senate to be open to everyone
including the Plebeians.

5. Patricians
• Aristocrats
• The Calvary of Rome
• The ruling class of Rome before the “Conflict
of the Orders”

6. Plebeians
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Commoners
Not all were poor
Small farmers
Soldiers

7. Consuls
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Almost always Particians
Sometimes a Plebeian
Consisted of 2 chief consecutives
Served as commanders in-chief of the Military
Power to execute soldiers for lack of discipline
Can temporarily be Dictator for 6 months
Can veto each others decisions.

8. Dictator
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A temporary Tyrant
Elected under emergency
Has absolute power for 6 months
Best military leader

9. Veto
• The act of canceling a decision made by a law
making body
• One of the 2 consuls makes a decision that the
other one doesn’t like, then he can cancel the
decision and make one of his own

10. Assembly of the Plebs or Comitia
Plebus
Expanded Democracy by allowing Plebieans to
elect certain officials.
Try criminal cases involving Plebieans
Pass legislation

11. Tribunes
• Elected by farmers and aristocrats
• They could either be commoners or aristocrats
• Well protected and had great power because
of the Plebieans
• Because of the Tribunes the Plebieans were
able to participate in the Government and
they fought for what they wanted
• Could veto any law passed by the Senate

12. Censor
• The people who took the census
• 2 censors
• The census was needed for the collection of
taxes and military duties
• Decided who could be in the Calvary(only the
extremely wealthy)
• Organized the people by their wealth

13. Executive Branch
• Consuls

14. Legislative Branch
• Consisted of the Assemblies and the Senate

15. Judicial Branch
• 3rd branch of government
• Consisted of the courts

16. Praetor
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Officer of the law
Put in charge of the Judicial Branch
Led armies
Elected annually by military assembly

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The Twelve Tables
Seen by everyone.
Laws written on 12 bronze tables.
Open to legislative change.
Adjusted to life.
Aristocrats interpreted the laws.
They believed that they were the only people
who had sufficient understanding of the laws.
• If you break the laws, then the punishments
are harsh.
• Punishments include, being clubbed to death,
flogged ,thrown off a cliff, and buried alive.

18. Cursus Honorum
• Ladder of the executive offices

19. How did the romans impact their
people by using a democracy?
• It made them feel like they were apart of the
government not like being led and having no
opinion.
• It made everyone equal