GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Roman citizens willingly participated in the government because it was their ____
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Civic duty
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Favorite pasttime
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Source of income
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Roman citizenship was acquired by birth if both parents were Roman citizens (cives), although one of them, usually the mother, might be a peregrinus (“alien”) with connubium (the right to contract a Roman marriage). Otherwise, citizenship could be granted by the people, later by generals and emperors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its duties included electing various magistrates (consuls, praetors, and censors), enacting laws, declaring war and peace, and invoking the death penalty on Romans who were arraigned on political charges.
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