1. Government of the Roman Republic
By: Rodney, Jecon, and Reland

2. Republic
• A republic is a form of government is where
people vote for their representatives. Power is
not passed down from family or picked from a
god.

3. Roman Senate
• Highest most powerful political body of
patricians
• You must have been previously elected as an
executive official.

4. Conflict of the orders
• A struggle between the aristocratic ruling class
of of patricians and the large majority of
plebeian.

5. Patricians
• An aristocrat or nobleman
• A wealthy person

6. Plebeians
• A commoner in ancient roman
• A normal person without a Rank or title

7. Consuls
• Two chief executive chief, served as
commanders in chief of the military.
• They were almost always patricians

8. Dictator
• A ruler with total power over a country,
• One who has has power by force

9. Veto
• A cancel in a decision
• Reject a decision

10. tribunes
• Tribunes were well protected and held great
power on behalf of plebeians.

11. Assembly of the plebs
• Allowed expanded democracy by allowing
plebeians to elect certain officials.

12. censor
• The census was needed for the collection of
taxes and in organizing military duties.

13. Executive
• Having the power to put plans, actions, or
laws into affect.
• This is the branch where the consuls would be

14. Legislative
• Having the power to make laws
• Where Assemblies and the Senate would be

15. Judiciary
• The judicial authorities of a country; judges
collectively

16. praetor
• Each of two ancient roman magistrates
ranking below consul.

17. Twelve Table
• Avoid arbitrary decisions concerning the
law, plebeians demanded the laws be put into
writing, and by 449 BC this resulted in the
creation of what became known as the Twelve
Table

18. Cursus Honorum
• The sequential order of public offices held by
aspiring politicians in both Roman Republic
and the early Empire. Designed for men of
senatorial rank.