HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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to control the military and decide when to go to war
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to serve as spiritual leaders to the people
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to hear criminal cases and decide a punishment
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to represent the interests of various groups of people
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Detailed explanation-1: -Consuls, however, were in a very real sense the heads of state. They commanded the army, convened and presided over the Senate and the popular assemblies and executed their decrees, and represented the state in foreign affairs.
Detailed explanation-2: -A consuls, like a king, was only elected for a year but commanded the army and directed the government. Tribunes were elected representatives that protected the rights of the plebeians from unfair acts of patrician officials.
Detailed explanation-3: -The comitia centuriata was the assembly of the centuries (soldiers), and they elected magistrates who had imperium powers (consuls and praetors). The comitia tributa, or assembly of the tribes (the citizens of Rome), was presided over by a consul and composed of 35 tribes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Called assemblies, these legislative bodies shared power in the following ways: Comitia Centuriata-This body decided about war, passed laws, elected magistrates (consuls, praetors, and censors), considered appeals of capital convictions, and conducted foreign relations.