Culture of Rome and the U.S.
Citezenship, Law, and Justice
Roman's and the United states citzenship rights
Citizenship belonged to all free, law abiding WHITE people
Rights of citizens
-Able to vote
-Hold officials offices- civil and government
-Own property and write conctracts
-Go to court
But for the U.S we have a whole book of rights and even the ones ffor rome but instead just for whites its for whites, black, mexican, etc.
Not all equal
Rome's
Male- citizens enjoyed all of the rights
Female had limited rights- not voting or government offices
Slaves- were property with almost no rights- small chances for freedom
Freedmen- were former slaves with limited rights
But america used to have slaves and laws about women not voting but that all changed when years passed when Abraham lincoln made the law about slavery and women were rioting about their rights.
Think/pair/share
Follow the laws
U.S. and roman's justice
Punishments
Punishments for rome
Fines- pay money
Beating
Banishment- have to leave home
Slavery
Execution if guilty of treason
Patricide- killing your father, was punished by being drowned in a river
Slaves were beaten, harder work, or often crucified
Punishments for the U.S. is simply paying a large amount of money, jail, and even execution such as hanging, firing squad, lethal injection, gas chamber, and the electricution chair