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| The wealthy, ruling class of Ancient Rome, 5% of the population |
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| Middle and lower class citizens of Ancient Rome, 95% of the population |
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| A person who believes in the republic style of government |
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| The “upper house” of Congress, each state gets two members, 100 members |
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| A member of the Roman Senate |
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| Elected officials that represent the Plebeians |
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| The first written Roman Laws, written down so that Patricians could not change them at will |
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| A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body |
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| The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself |
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| An act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies |
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| Counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups |
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| A group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose |
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| One of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic |
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| A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed |
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| A division of a society based on social and economic status |
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