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The Senate was the main government in Rome the controlled the citizens of Rome and things surrounding Rome. There were different jobs for the Senate but only the patricians ( upper class people) can be in the senate.
Patricians Solder & Slave Plebeians
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The twelve tables were twelve laws the plebeians and patricians had to follow. the impact they had on the plebeians were they took away a lot of plebeian privileges.
The Romans switched from a monarchy to a Republic because the kings were abusing their power by killing, robbing the poor and taking advantage of their power. The Romans needed checks and balances to make everything fair so they overthrew the Kings and made it a Republic.
The Roman Republic is similar to the United States government is that we both have a senate or a group of people that have power, a dictator is similar to a president because they don't have full power and they both can abuse their power. One difference is that there are no plebeians or patricians in The United States
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