1. Look at the image of patricians and plebeians discussing politics. Pose two questions to the Roman senate as a plebeian. What would a
plebeian ask the patrician controlled senate?
2. Why do you think plebeians wanted laws to be written down? Why did
the first written laws have so much influence on future Roman law?
3. Based on your understanding of the rule of law in Rome, what groups
in early America may have been opposed to using the Roman system?
4. Diagram structure of the republican governments in both ancient
Rome and the present-day United States
5. Create a graphic organizer comparing the Twelve Tables with the
United States "Bill of Rights." Discuss similarities as well as differences
6. Create a chart identifying rights held by Roman citizens.
7. Many Roman rulers avoided rebellion and stayed in power by using
the policy of
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