Roman vs. U.S. Ideas
Citizenship, Law, and Justice
Citizenship belonged to all free abiding people
Citizens were able to vote
Hold official offices - civil and government
Citizens were able to Own property and write contracts
Citizens were able to go to court
Peoples Rights
No one was treated equaly because everyone had certain rights like men enjoyed all the rights. Women were not able to vote or be in a government office. Slaves had no rights and had a very small chance of having freedom. There was also freedman, freedman were former slaves with limited rights
Slaves
Slaves had no rights and a very small chance of being free
Freedman
Freedman were slaves that were free.
Citizens
Citizens were regular people that had all rights if they were men, but if u were a women you couldn't vote or be in a government offices