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The Tribunes were a crucial part of the ancient Roman Republic. Citizens elected Tribunes. Their purpose was to protect the common man from unfair laws and policies.

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What roman government was made up of magistrates the roman senate and the assemblies and tribunes?

The government of the Roman Republic.


What characteristics of government does the US have in common with the Roman Republic?

A replublic is a form of Government in which power rest with the citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders. The Roman Republic provided a model for the U.S. government. In what way does the U.S. government differ from the Roman Republic?


This was someone elected to represent the lower class of roman citizens?

senator...There was no specific official chosen to represent the upper class of Roman citizens. All the elected officials were supposed to represent all ranks of citizens equally, or at least give the appearance of doing so. If he did not, he would never get elected to any other office. However there was a pair of aediles, called the curule aediles who were chosen from the patrician class. They were the ones who were in charge of the public games, e Ludi Romani and the Megalerses.


What are tribunes?

Industrial Tribunals are like courts of law, but they deal with employment matters solving disputes between employees and employers


Who where the non citizens of ancient Rome?

Everyone who was born into a Roman family was a Roman citizen. Foreigners were not Roman citizens. In the 1st century AD the various peoples of Italy were granted Roman citizenship. Prior to 212 AD the conquered peoples in the Roman Empire were not Roman citizens. In that year the emperor Caracalla extended Roman citizenship to all the free men ion the empire. Slaves were not given citizenship. Before this, the Romans often granted Roman citizenship to elite men of their allies or conquered peoples who showed loyalty to Rome.

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What social group was allowed to elect two and then later ten tribunes in the Roman Republic?

The plebeians were the social group that elected the tribunes.


Did the Roman citizens elect the members of the Senate?

no


What effect did the tribunes have on the rights of plebeians?

If you are referring to the plebeian tribunes (as opposed to the military tribunes) they were the representatives of the plebeians. As such they often fought for the improvement of the conditions of the plebeians, rather than their rights, as all Roman citizens had the same rights.


In Roman government who represented the rights of the plebeians?

The rights of the plebeians were represented by the tribunes.


What was the term of office for the roman tribunes?

The term of office for the Roman tribunes, as for all other elected officials, was one year.


What is the definition of Tribunes?

Tribunes were elected officials in the ancient Roman Empire. Tribune was the title they were given.


How were the consul magistrates and tribunes chosen?

Elected by assemblies of the citizens.


What was the title of the roman republican official who represented the plebeians?

They were the tribuni plebis, plebeian tribunes or tribunes of the plebs.


In roman government who did the government represent?

The Tribune of the Plebs was supposed to represent the plebeians. However in the late republic, they were many times used as advocates for politicians, such as Caesar or Pompey, due to their veto power.


What roman government was made up of magistrates the roman senate and the assemblies and tribunes?

The government of the Roman Republic.


How many tribunes were elected in the roman government?

Originally there were two tribunes elected, but by the end of the republic their number had grown to ten.


By 494 BC ten of these were elected each year to serve in the Roman government.?

tribunes By 494 B.C., 10 tribunes were elected each year to serve in the Roman government.