Roman Consuls and Veto Power
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What voting system did the Tribal Assembly use?

  • By class divisions
  • By tribe (correct)
  • By century
  • By military designation
  • Which group was responsible for electing non-military magistrates in the Roman Republic?

  • Tribal Assembly (correct)
  • Senate
  • Centuriate Assembly
  • Consuls
  • What was a role of the Tribal Assembly in the Roman Republic?

  • Voting on proposed bills (correct)
  • Electing consuls
  • Judging military crimes
  • Delegating government authority
  • What aspect of the Roman Republic's political system is central to the American system?

    <p>Elected magistrates with defined duties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which assembly inspired the creation of the Electoral College in the United States?

    <p>Centuriate Assembly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the American Senate compared to its Roman namesake?

    <p>Different in role and responsibilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term from Roman political terminology entered directly into the language of the American government?

    <p>Veto</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Roman Republic prevent any one individual or branch of government from becoming too powerful?

    <p>Constructing checks and balances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did all free citizens have in common in early America according to the text?

    <p>Equal political rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Roman official's responsibilities are partly modeled on those of the U.S. president according to the text?

    <p>Consuls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What similarities exist between the Roman and American republics according to the text?

    <p>Delegating authority through elected magistrates was central to both systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key difference between the Tribal Assembly and the Centuriate Assembly in the Roman Republic?

    <p>The Tribal Assembly voted by tribe, while the Centuriate Assembly voted by military rank.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Roman Republic and the United States incorporate a system of checks and balances into their governmental structures?

    <p>By preventing any one individual or branch from becoming too powerful.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature of the American political system was directly inspired by the method of voting in the Roman Centuriate and Tribal Assemblies?

    <p>Creation of the Electoral College</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does the United States differ from Rome regarding political class divisions?

    <p>Rome had no formal class divisions while early America did.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a primary role of the Tribal Assembly in the Roman Republic?

    <p>Selecting aediles and quaestors as non-military magistrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of governmental structure did both Rome and America focus on according to the text?

    <p>Delegating authority through elected officials with defined duties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which governmental body in Rome was responsible for electing non-military magistrates according to the text?

    <p>&quot;Tribes&quot; from the city</p> Signup and view all the answers

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