In the early years of the Republic the common people, the plebeians,
paid taxes but had no access to political posts. Only the elite, the
patricians, could have these high posts.
For more than 200 years the plebeians fought to have equal political
rights, they finally succeeded in the third century BC. So the Roman Republica was organized according to this diagram by Gary Zabel.
The Republican Political System
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The Comitia did not include all the citizens.
True.
False.
Incorrect. All the citizens participated in the assemblies.
Correct. All the citizens participated in the assemblies.
It was mandatory to have been a magistrate to be a senator
True.
False.
Correct. Senate was formed by former magistrates.
Incorrect. Senate was formed by former magistrates.
Magistrates were elected for four years.
True.
False.
Incorrect. They were elected for one year.
Correct. They were elected for one year.
Marcus Claudius was a pretor without being a quaestor before.
True.
False.
Incorrect. No step could be skipped to get the following
ones.
Correct. No step could be skipped to get the following
ones.
Censors could approve or disapprove any decisions made.
True.
False.
Incorrect. The Senate elected them for this purpose.
Correct. The Senate elected them for this purpose.
There were two consuls.
True.
False.
Correct. The two consuls were the most important magistrates.
Incorrect. The two consuls were the most important magistrates.
Plebeians could always have access to the all political positions.
True.
False.
Incorrect. They had to fight for 200 years to qualify for any political position.
Correct. They had to fight for 200 years to qualify for any political position.
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