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What voting system did the Tribal Assembly use?
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?
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?
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?
What aspect of the Roman Republic's political system is central to the American system?
Which assembly inspired the creation of the Electoral College in the United States?
Which assembly inspired the creation of the Electoral College in the United States?
What does the text suggest about the American Senate compared to its Roman namesake?
What does the text suggest about the American Senate compared to its Roman namesake?
What term from Roman political terminology entered directly into the language of the American government?
What term from Roman political terminology entered directly into the language of the American government?
How did the Roman Republic prevent any one individual or branch of government from becoming too powerful?
How did the Roman Republic prevent any one individual or branch of government from becoming too powerful?
What did all free citizens have in common in early America according to the text?
What did all free citizens have in common in early America according to the text?
Which Roman official's responsibilities are partly modeled on those of the U.S. president according to the text?
Which Roman official's responsibilities are partly modeled on those of the U.S. president according to the text?
What similarities exist between the Roman and American republics according to the text?
What similarities exist between the Roman and American republics according to the text?
What was a key difference between the Tribal Assembly and the Centuriate Assembly in the Roman Republic?
What was a key difference between the Tribal Assembly and the Centuriate Assembly in the Roman Republic?
How did the Roman Republic and the United States incorporate a system of checks and balances into their governmental structures?
How did the Roman Republic and the United States incorporate a system of checks and balances into their governmental structures?
Which feature of the American political system was directly inspired by the method of voting in the Roman Centuriate and Tribal Assemblies?
Which feature of the American political system was directly inspired by the method of voting in the Roman Centuriate and Tribal Assemblies?
In what way does the United States differ from Rome regarding political class divisions?
In what way does the United States differ from Rome regarding political class divisions?
What was a primary role of the Tribal Assembly in the Roman Republic?
What was a primary role of the Tribal Assembly in the Roman Republic?
What aspect of governmental structure did both Rome and America focus on according to the text?
What aspect of governmental structure did both Rome and America focus on according to the text?
Which governmental body in Rome was responsible for electing non-military magistrates according to the text?
Which governmental body in Rome was responsible for electing non-military magistrates according to the text?
