A similarity between Rome’s republic and British parliament is that —

A. both believed in the establishment of a monarch
Incorrect. The republic of Rome did away with a monarchy.

B. both believed in having the aristocrat, upper class, dominate
Incorrect. The British parliament is actually dominated by the House of Commons, elected by the people of the UK.

C. both believed in elected representatives to speak for the people
Correct! Both forms of government believed in the power people had to choose their representatives to speak for them.

D. both believed in officials having to take a test to run for office
Incorrect. Neither forms of government require a merit based test in order to be a government official.

Throughout the republic of Rome, the four letters chiseled on the buildings were meant to —

A. be used as a scare tactic so that the Roman people didn’t break the laws
Incorrect. The letters throughout Rome were symbols of the newly formed republic.

B. symbolize the new republic ruled by the Senate and the people of Rome
Correct! These letters symbolized the working together of the Senate and the citizens of Rome.

C. show strong support for the monarchy
Incorrect. Remember Rome under a republic had moved away from a monarch to shared power with 2 consuls.

D. remind Romans of the four most important laws in Roman society
Incorrect. Those four letters represented the idealism of the Senate and the people of Rome.

Under the British Parliamentary system, the power of the government is held within —

A. the monarchy
Incorrect. The monarch is more of a figure head today.

B. the House of Lords
Incorrect. This House has some power but is dominated by the House of Commons.

C. the House of Commons
Correct! This is where the government exists in Parliament with the majority party dominating power.

D. the "peerage" of the Lords Temporal
Incorrect. The peers within the House of Lords have little power but retain their seats due to inheriting their titles of nobility.

A big difference between the Roman republic and British parliament is that —

A. one has a legislative body made up of wealthy citizens
Incorrect. Actually both the Senate and House of Lords are made up of wealthy citizens.

B. one has a legislative body made up of elected officials chosen by the people
Incorrect. Both the House of Commons and the Century Assembly are chosen by the people.

C. the legislative body comprised of aristocracy is chosen for life
Incorrect. Both the Senate and House of Lords, both filled with aristocrats, are chosen for life.

D. the House of Commons has much more power than the Tribal Assembly had at the early days of the republic
Correct! The House of Commons is more powerful than the Tribal Assembly at the republic’s early days.