Did Consuls Make Laws?
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What powers did the consuls have?
The consuls could convene the Senate, and presided over its meetings. Each consul served as president of the Senate for a month. They could also summon any of the three Roman assemblies (Curiate, Centuriate, and Tribal) and presided over them.
Who made the laws in ancient Rome?
Law in the Roman Republic
At first, only the upper-class patricians made the laws. But before long, the lower-class plebeians gained this right. About 60 years after the founding of the Roman Republic, discontented plebeians demanded a written code of laws and legal rights.
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