Culture Of Rome VS United States
Compare and Contrast
Rights Of Citizens
Comparison
Rome
- Citizens are able to vote
- able to hold official
- Own Property
- Go to court
- Cannot change social structure
- Male citizens have "all" rights
- Women have limited rights
- Women cannot have government offices nor can they vote
- Slaves were property - have puny chance for freedom
- Former slaves called freedmen have limited rights
- Freedmen children will have a status as citizen
United States
- Citizens are able to vote ( certain age )
- Have chance to hold a certain status
- Go to court
- able to own property
- Can change in social structure
- Citizens of any gender have rights
- Women can vote and hold an official status
- No legal slavery
- Children of any refugee will gain status as a citizen if born on the U.S
Contrast
- Roman citizens cannot change in social status, though United State citizens can.
- Slavery was common in Rome, though in the U.S not so much
- Male had majority of rights. U.S. citizens of any gender have rights
Common
- Citizens can vote
- Can hold an official
- Own property
- Once born in the country you are known as a citizen
Law
Comparison
Rome
- Laws written
- Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
- Judges made decisions from trials
United States
- ( Not sure if laws were written, though made somehow )
- Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
- Judges made decisions from trials
Contrast
NONE
Compare
- Has some type or law system to follow
- Both have life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
- Judges make descisions for trials
Punishments
Comparison
Rome
- Fines
- Beatings
- Banishment
- Slavery
- Execution ( If necessary )
- Patricide - Drown in lake
- Slaves - Beaten - Harden work - Crucified
- Coliseum
United States
- Fines
- Deport ( Prior country if not citizen and done wrong )
- Juvenile
- Prison
- Community Service
- Electrical Chair ( Execution )
- Some type of chemical ( Execution )
( All I can think of )
Contrast
- Romans have a choice to punish one physically, though in the U.S I suppose that they do not.
- Romans can turn to a slave for punishment, U.S does not
- Romans different type of execution, so does those of the U.S
- Romans have the possibility to choose the coliseum for punishments, U.S does not
- Romans don't have community service, U.S does
Comparison
- Both have prisons
- Have choices for execution
- Rome banishes, U.S deports back
- Pay fines
- Have some time of punishment