HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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They were self-appointed officials.
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They were chosen by the king.
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They influenced government.
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They controlled the military.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The senate of the Roman Kingdom held three principal responsibilities: It functioned as the ultimate repository for the executive power, it served as the king’s council, and it functioned as a legislative body in concert with the people of Rome.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Under the Roman republic, the Senate and Assembly functioned as advisory institutions. The members of these institutions headed armies during wars. They enforced law and dispensed justice. The Senate was controlled by the upper land-owning class, known as Patricians.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the early ages of Rome, the senate was there to advise the king. During the Roman Republic the senate became more powerful. Although the senate could only make “decrees” and not laws, its decrees were generally obeyed. The senate also controlled the spending of the state money, making it very powerful.
Detailed explanation-5: -It held a central place in political action and debate without possessing defined powers that explained its role. Its members included all who played any significant role in the public life of the city, offering a matrix of Roman virtue and vice.