Key Terms
A government ruled by a king
What is a monarchy?
The last king of Rome
Who is Tarquin (Tarquinius Superbus)?
The main problem with monarchy in Rome
What is too much power in one person?
Would Romans support one strong leader or shared power
What is shared power?
A cruel and unfair ruler who abuses power
What is a tyrant?
The year the Roman monarchy ended
What is 509 BCE?
How long consuls serverd
What is one year?
What Tarquin's rule caused
What is rebellion?
Which group had more power: patricians or plebeians?
Who are patricians?
The Roman term meaning the "people's business."
What is a republic?
The leader who helped overthrow the king
Who is Brutus (Lucius Junius Brutus)?
Why Rome had two consuls instead of one
What is to prevent too much power / check each other?
One major effect of the rebellion
What is the creation of the republic?
Why might plebeians be unhappy
What is they had less power?
The power to say "I forbid" and stop a law
What is veto?
What the Romans swore they would never allow again
What is a king?
The body that handled finances and foreign policy
What is the Senate?
Why consuls had short terms
What is to prevent long-term power?
Was the Roman Republic completely fair
What is no or not fully?
A group of wealthy leaders who advised the government
What is the Senate?
Why Romans turned against Tarquin
What is a he was a tyrant/abused power?
What stopped one consul from acting alone
What is veto?
The connection between tyranny and the Republic
What is the Republic was created to prevent tyranny?
The biggest idea behind the Roman Republic
What is limiting power / protecting liberty?