What rights did the US have like the ancient Romans?

Answer 1

Below id a list of the rights Roman citizens had. You can compare it with the right of the Americans.

Jus suffragiorum: The right to vote in the Roman assemblies.

Jus honorum: The right to stand for public office

Jus commercii: The right to make legal contracts and to hold property as a Roman citizen.

Jus connubii: The right to have a lawful marriage with a Roman citizen and to have the legal rights of the paterfamilias (head of the family)

Jus migrationis: The right to preserve full citizenship on relocation to a colony of Roman status. This did not apply on relocation to a colony of lesser legal status. Citizenship was reduced to Latin citizenship of one moved a Latin colony, which conferred less rights.

The right to sue in the courts.

The right to have a legal trial and to defend yourself before a proper court.

The right to appeal the decisions of officers of state and to appeal the decisions of the lower court.

A Roman citizen could not be tortured, whipped, or sentenced to death, unless guilty of treason. If accused of treason, a Roman citizen had the right to be tried in Rome, and, if sentenced to death, could be crucified.