HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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making laws for plebeians
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making laws for patricians
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making laws for all Roman citizens
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vetoing laws passed by the consuls
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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: -How did plebeians gain power to the republic and what changes were they responsible for? They got the Council of Plebs which held tribunes. They got to veto government decisions, allowed to be consoles, and marriages between plebeians and patricians were made legal.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the Conflict of the Orders, plebeians were allowed to participate in politics and gain political offices and power in society. The plebeians elected tribunes to give them a voice in government. However, the patricians held most of the power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Other names for the Plebeian Council include Concilium Plebis, Plebeian Assembly, People’s Assembly, and the Council of the Plebs. The Plebeian Council was a political assembly of the Plebeians, the social class of free Roman citizens who were not members of the ruling Roman families, during the Roman Republic.