Notes From Today

·        Plebians were 98% of the population

o   How did he patricians even dominate??

·        Plebians were victims of discriminatory decisions

o   Rich people always won

·        Rome had not laws until…

·        LAW OF THE 12 TABLES

o   Posted in the Roman Forum

o   12 laws that everybody had to serve

o   Tribunes were elected

·        SPQR

o   Sentatus popilusque romanum

o   Still all over Rome

o   Designates any decree by the senator or the people

·        Res publica

o   The peoples affairs

o   Brand new republic ready to run

·        3 branches of government

o   Executive

§  R- 2 counsels

·        One year term

·        Each has veto power

·        Controls the military

·        Could appoint a dictator in crisis

§  US- pres and vp

·        4 year terms

·        Can veto laws

·        Commander-in-chief of the military

o   Legislative

§  R- senate (300 people)

·        Senate members for life

·        Assemblies- centuriate or tribal

§  US- senate (100- 2 from each state)

·        House of representatives (435 members)

·        6 year terms

o   Judicial

§  R- judges were called praetors

·        Had 1 year terms

·        Chosen by centuriate

§  US-  supreme court

·        Nine members

·        Lifetime terms

·        Appointed by president

·        Confirmed by senate

o   Legal code-

§  R- 12 tables

·        Publically displayed

·        Gave the plebians rights

·        Only protected free- born male citizens

§  US- first 10 amendments

ALSO I DO LIKE TYPING MY NOTE MORE THAN COPYING THEM OVER BECAUSE I DON SKIMP ON COPYING THE NOTES OVER