WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the role of plebeian assemblies?
A
approving laws
B
nominating consuls
C
nominating tribunes
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It functioned as a legislative/judicial assembly, through which the plebeians (commoners) could pass legislation (called plebiscites), elect plebeian tribunes and plebeian aediles, and try judicial cases.

Detailed explanation-2: -The assembly known as the Plebeian Council was identical to the Tribal Assembly with one key exception: only plebeians (the commoners) had the power to vote before it. Members of the aristocratic patrician class were excluded from this assembly. In contrast, both classes were entitled to a vote in the Tribal Assembly.

Detailed explanation-3: -The plebeians were members belonging to the lower strata of society. It mainly consisted of farmers and common men. These worked on the fields owned by the Patricians.

Detailed explanation-4: -A popular assembly (or people’s assembly) is a gathering called to address issues of importance to participants. Assemblies tend to be freely open to participation and operate by direct democracy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The plebeian corporation held its own assemblies (concilia plebis), elected its own officials (tribunes and plebeian aediles), who were usually more well-to-do plebeians, and kept its own records.

Detailed explanation-6: -Plebeians were the farmers, craftsmen, laborers, and soldiers of Rome. In the early stages of Rome, the plebeians had few rights.

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