Beginning in 509 BCE, what was the predominant form of government in Rome?
A. Rome was a republic ruled by senators (wealthy landowners and elders) as well as the people.
B. Rome was a democracy with power shared between the people and elders.
C. Rome was a republic ruled by emperors and wealthy land barons.
D. Rome was a democracy styled after the Greek empire.

Question

Beginning in 509 BCE, what was the predominant form of government in Rome?
	A.	Rome was a republic ruled by senators (wealthy landowners and elders) as well as the people.
	B.	Rome was a democracy with power shared between the people and elders.
	C.	Rome was a republic ruled by emperors and wealthy land barons.
	D.	Rome was a democracy styled after the Greek empire.

anonymous · Answer

A.   Rome was not a direct democracy, as some of the Greek city states were.  It was a representative republic, in which people at elections would choose magistrates and tribunes, who would rule in their name, an when retired become Senators that recommended general policy.