More on Power Point..

Today in class we took even more noted on the power point.
-The US modeled their new government on the model used by Ancient Romans
-Both have three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial 
-Both have a legal code
Rome                                                                 US
executive                                                        executive
-two consuls                                                   President (and VP)
-one year terms                                              four year terms
-each has veto power                                     can veto proposed laws
-controls the military                                     Commander-in-Chief
-could appoint a dictator in a crisis for a 6-year term

legislative                                                       legislative
-Senate- 300 people- aristocrats-                   Senate- 100 Senators-
members for life                                            six year terms
-Assemblies-members for life                       House of Reps- two-year term
                                                                       435 members

judicial                                                           judicial
-Praetors                                                        Supreme Court
-Chosen by the Centuriate                            nine members
Assembly                                                      appointed by the President,
-one-year term                                              confirmed by the Senate
                                                                      lifetime terms

Twelve Tables                                               Bill of Rights
-publically displayed                                     first amendments
-gave rights to Plebians,                                to the Constitution
not just aristocrats  
-Only protected free- born male citizens (not women)