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  2. Second Continental Congress - Wikipedia

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    The Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775, to plan further responses if the British government did not repeal or modify the acts; however, the American Revolutionary War had started by that time with the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and the Congress was called upon to take charge of the war effort.

  3. Tribune of the plebs - Wikipedia

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    If a magistrate, the senate, or any other assembly disregarded the orders of a tribune, he could "interpose the sacrosanctity of his person" to prevent such action. Even a dictator (and presumably an interrex) was not exempted from the veto power, [7] although some sources may suggest the contrary. [1] The tribunes could veto acts of the Roman ...

  4. Constitution of the Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    The legislative powers of the imperial senate were principally of a financial and an administrative nature, although the senate did retain a range of powers over the provinces. [25] During the early empire, all judicial powers that had been held by the Roman assemblies were also transferred to the senate.

  5. Conflict of the Orders - Wikipedia

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    In addition, after the consulship had been opened to the plebeians, the plebs acquired a de facto right to hold both the Roman dictatorship and the Roman censorship [6] since only former consuls could hold either office. 356 BC saw the appointment of the first plebeian dictator, [13] and in 339 BC the plebeians facilitated the passage of a law ...

  6. During the second phase, the Plebeians completely overthrew the Patrician aristocracy, and since the aristocracy was overthrown simply through alterations to the Roman law, this revolution was not violent. The third phase saw the emergence of a joint Patricio-Plebeian aristocracy, along with a dangerous military situation that helped to ...

  7. Roman Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Senate was the most permanent of all of Rome's political institutions. It was probably founded before the first king of Rome ascended the throne. It survived the fall of the Roman Kingdom in the late 5th century BC, the fall of the Roman Republic in 27 BC, and the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. It was, in contrast to many ...

  8. Constitution of the Roman Republic - Wikipedia

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    The first, the comitia (or comitiatus), was an assembly of all Roman citizens convened to take a legal action, such as enacting laws, electing magistrates, and trying judicial cases. [27] The second type of legislative meeting was the council (Latin: concilium), which was a gathering of a specific

  9. History of the Roman Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Aeneas, whom the Romans believed Romulus and Remus descended from, fleeing from the burning city of Troy. The second epoch saw the reigns of the last three legendary kings. The second epoch was more consequential than was the first, which was in part due to the significant degree of territorial expansion which occurred during this period. [2]