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Roman Law Quiz #1Civis - ANS-Citizen
Civitas - ANS-Organized community, state
Peregrinus - ANS-Foreign, non-citizen, alien
Latinus - ANS-Originally, a citizen of one of the associated Latin communities; later 'Latin' came
to designate a status intermediate between full citizenship and fully peregrine status
Res Publica - ANS-Public Affairs
Constitution - ANS-The system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature,
functions and limits of a government or other insitutions
Popular Assemblies - ANS-In theory, the ultimate source of power. It was responsible for the
passage of formal laws, elections of magistrates, declarations of war, ratifications of peace
treaties and alliances.
Magistrates - ANS-Elected executive officials
Senate - ANS-Council of elders.
Consuls - ANS-A type of magistrate. The chief executive officials and military commanders; two
elected annually.
Praetors - ANS-A type of magistrate. Second-rank executive officials, with particular oversight of
the civil law courts.
Aediles - ANS-A type of magistrate. Lower-level officials, with particular oversight of the urban
infrastructure, commercial activities, and certain criminal matters.
Edicts - ANS-Executive orders; especially, public declarations of the procedures that a
magistrate would follow
Praetor Urbanus (city praetor) - ANS-Oversight of civil court cases between citizens
Praetor Peregrinus (added c. 242 BCE) - ANS-Oversight of civil court cases between peregrines
and, probably, between citizens and peregrines.
Senatus Consulta - ANS-Resolutions
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