HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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the Assemblies and the Senate
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the courts of law, Caesar, and the Senate
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the people, the Counsel, and the Senate
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the Magistrates and the Counsel
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Senate was the governing and advisory assembly of the aristocracy in the ancient Roman Republic. It was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first was the comitia, which was an assembly of Roman citizens. Here, Roman citizens gathered to enact laws, elect magistrates, and try judicial cases.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C.E. after the last Etruscan king that ruled Rome was overthrown. Rome’s next government served as a representative democracy in the form of a republic. Initially, Rome’s wealthiest families, the patricians, held power and only they could hold political or religious offices.
Detailed explanation-4: -Key Feature: Checks and Balances In ancient Rome, the tripartite government kept any one person or group from taking control of the Republic. The Senate gave the aristocracy a voice in government. The consuls had to be elected by senators and so were dependent on them for their power.