More notes on Rome!

Today in class, the students took more notes on the Rome slide presentation. Also, our test on Rome has been rescheduled from Tuesday to Thursday. Government: ancient Roman/U.S.A. Originally, the U.S modeled their new government on the model used by the ancient Romans. 3 branches (1) - Rome/U.S. Executive- two consuls, one-year terms, each has veto power, could appoint a dictator in a crisis for a sixth-month term. Executive- president (plus VP), four-year terms, can veto proposed laws, commander-in chief of the military. 3 Branches (2)- Rome/U.S. Legislative- senate-300 people-aristocrats’ members for life. Legislative- senate-100 senators (two from each state)-six-year terms. 3 Branches (3)-Rome/U.S. Judicial- praetors, chosen by the centuriated assembly, one-year terms. Judicial- Supreme Court, nine members, lifetime terms, appointed by the president, confirmed by the senate. Legal code- Rome/U.S. Twelve Tables- publicly displayed in the Forum, same rights to plebeians, not just aristocrats. Bill of Rights- first ten amendments to the Constitution. That's a Roman legion, clear as day. 5,000 soldiers, not in it for pay (not yet). The Roman army's elite heavy infantry. Recruited exclusively from Roman citizens. Those were all the notes that we had taken off the PowerPoint, they were a little oddly written due to the way the presentation was formatted. That is mostly all we did today in class.