Roman vs. U.S. Ideas
Citizenship, Law, and Justice
Roman Citizenship rights vs. U.S. Citizenship Rights
Roman Male had all rights, in the U.S. Everyone has equal rights
Roman Rights
• Women couldn't vote or have
government offices
• Slaves had almost no rights and
small chances of freedom
• Freesmen had few rights
Think/ Pair/ Share
ROMAN
Children of freedmen and women become full roman citizens
U.S
If anyone is born in the US even if their parents aren't from the US, their kids are US citizens
Roman Laws Focused On
- Marriage
- Inheratige what a family gets when a member dies
- Contracts between people
- Laws were written in the 12 tables
Romes Justice
- Connected to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
- We see these in the declaration of independence
Punishments
- Fit crime commited
- Fines- pay money
- Beatings
- Banishments- have to leave rome
- Slavery
- Patridice- if you kill your father you will be drowned in a river
- Slaves were were beatened, harder work, or often crucified