Roman Government And Law

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Cursus Honorum

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- Roman career ladder

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consul *

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- two each year

- had 12 lictors who carries fasces, preside over the assemblies, the Senate, and judicial matters.

- could propose laws

- military commander, leading troops in battles

- each consul could veto the other, accountable for their actions after their term of office.

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dictator *

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- one per six months

- 24 lictors, in times of crisis, the dictator could be nominated by the two consuls.

- chief executive and military powers

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Censor

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- two per five years (term of office: 18 months)

- chief registrar, financial and tax officer, who responsible for supervising the Roman census as well as public morality

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Praetor *

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- six per year

- six lictors, chief law officer in the courts, judge and understudy of the consuls.

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Aedile

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- four per year

- supervisor of public works, temples, markets and games.

- 2 of 4 are usually plebeians

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Queator

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- 20 per year

- assistant to the consuls, controller of the military or civic treasury

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Tribune of the Plebs

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- 2 per year

- direct representatives of the people (elected for the Plebeian Assembly)

- has the power to appeal a magistrate's decision through "due process"

- a tribune could veto any act by an assembly or a magistrate.

- could not veto the dictator.