POLITICAL VOCABULARY

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Across
  1. 3. Rule by the people
  2. 4. Roman council of elders, from "senex" meaning old man
  3. 6. emptor Latin phrase meaning "let the buyer beware"
  4. 10. Greek word for city-state
  5. 11. City-state known for military training from age 7
  6. 12. Latin verb meaning "to conquer"
  7. 15. Magistrate who assessed taxes and supervised morals
  8. 16. Priest who interpreted omens from bird flights
  9. 17. Greek word for the few
  10. 19. Latin word for soldier
  11. 20. Emergency ruler with supreme power for 6 months
  12. 23. Highest Roman magistrate, two elected each year
  13. 24. corpus Court order requiring a prisoner be brought before a judge
Down
  1. 1. Center of Roman political and public life
  2. 2. jure Legitimate, lawful, established by law
  3. 3. facto Existing in fact, not officially recognized by law
  4. 5. Greek word for absolute ruler
  5. 7. Defense claiming the accused was elsewhere when a crime occurred
  6. 8. Symbol meaning "The Roman Senate and People"
  7. 9. Official who protected the common people
  8. 10. Latin word for peace
  9. 13. Rule by the few
  10. 14. bono Free legal work for the public good
  11. 18. Latin word for war
  12. 20. Greek word for the people
  13. 21. publica Latin term meaning "public matter" or "republic"
  14. 22. Birthplace of democracy, known for navy and philosophy