Roman vs U.S Ideas
Citizenship,Laws And Justice By Fraulein
Citizens of Rome
Citizenship belonged to all free,law-abiding people
Rights of Citizens:
- Able to vote
- Hold official offices - civil and government
- Own property and write contracts
Not all Equal
Male citizens enjoyed all of the rights
Woman had limited rights -No voting or government offices
Slaves were property with almost no rights - small chances for freedom
Freedmen were former slaves with limited rights
What connections con you draw between the freedom children and the U.S
A child is any human being below the age of eighteen years, unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."[2] There are no definitions of other terms used to describe young people such as "adolescents", "teenagers," or "youth" in international law,[4] but the children's rights movement is considered distinct from the youth rightsmovement.
Fallow the law
-Marriage
-Inheritance - what family gets when a member dies
-Contracts between people
Roman Justice
natural laws giving every citizen rights
Connected to life ,liberty , and pursuit of happiness
* where do we see that in the united stated is in the declaration of the independence
judges made court decisions from trails and evidence
Punishments
fit the crime committed
-fines pay money
-beatings
-Banishment - have to leave Rome
-Slavery
-Execution if guilty of treason
Patricide - killing father was punished by being drowned in a river
Slaves were beaten ,harder work , or often crucified