Government of the Roman Empire

By Ashley, Lizzy, Cadee, Adrianna

Vocabulary- • REPUBLIC- a state in which supreme power is help by the people

and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

• SENATE- any or various legislative or governing bodies • CONFLICT OR ORDER- a struggle between the patricians and the

plebeians of Rome for power that ended in 287 BCE; after the conflict of orders, power is not only hereditary but instead based on political office and wealth, especially how much property one has.

• CONSUL- one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.

• PLEBEIANS- a commoner• DICTATOR- a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who

has obtained power by force.• VETO- to reject a decision of law

TRIBUNES- an official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.ASSEMBLY OF THE PLEBS-Presided over by tribunes, this assembly allowed expanded democracy by allowing plebeians to elect certain officials, try criminals cases involving plebeians and PASS LEGISLATIONCENSOR- either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals. EXECUTIVE- having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effectLEGISLATIVE- having powers to make lawsJUDICIARY- the judicial authorities or a country; judges collectively PRAETOR- An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic, ranking below but having approximately the same functions as a consul.TWELVE TABLES- the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law, promulgated in 451-450 bcTHE CURSUS HONORUM- The ladder to the top of the executive offices.

• If you want to be in any branch of government, you must have been previously elected as an executive official and have 10 military service.

FACTS!!

• Rome’s greatest men vied to attain each office.

• A man had to be 42 to obtain Consul.• Rome reinvented itself as a republic.