Chapter 12 Lesson 2

 Explain the different circumstances that led to the rise of the Roman Republic  Describe the features of the government of the Roman Republic

 Republic – citizens elect leaders to represent them  Tripartite – government was divided into 3 parts which limited power of each part  Consul – replaced the king  Senate – group of 300 leaders who advised the consuls  Dictator – leader who had complete power during his time in office, which was limited to 6 months  Patrician – wealthy landowners from earliest settlers of Rome  Plebeians – all Roman citizens who were not patricians  Tribune – could veto any law unfair to the plebeians

 In 509 BC the Romans forced a tyrannical king named Tarquinis Superbus from the throne and began to plan a government in which no one person could gain total power

 The Romans replaced the monarchy with a tripartite republic composed of consuls, the Senate, and the assemblies

 The Roman Republic had two main social classes:  Wealthy Patrician landowners who had most of the power  Plebeians, who gained more power over time and who insisted that the laws be written down

 In 509 BC, the Romans forced their cruel king to leave the city  They created a new form of government called the Republic  The Roman Republic had three parts: Consuls, the Senate, and the assemblies to limit the power of each part  In the Republic, the plebeians began to gain more power  In about 450 BC, the Twelve Tables were posted in the Forum

 Why was Tarquinius Superbus overthrown? ◦ He ignored the needs of the people and also committed terrible crimes against the Roman people.  What were the three parts of the new Roman government? ◦ The consuls, the Senate, and the assemblies.  What kind of protest did the plebeians use to make the patricians change the government? ◦ They refused to fight in the army.