Question
what was the name of the roman republic's representatives governing body?
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GPT-5 mini
The Roman Republic didn’t have a single modern “parliament” but a mixed system. The main representative governing bodies were:
- The Senate (Senatus) — the principal deliberative/advisory body of elite senators.
- The popular assemblies (Comitia) — bodies that elected magistrates and passed laws, especially the Comitia Centuriata and Comitia Tributa.
- The Plebeian Council (Concilium Plebis) — the assembly of the plebeians that elected tribunes and could pass plebiscites.
Executive power rested with elected magistrates (consuls, praetors, etc.), and tribunes represented plebeian interests.
- The Senate (Senatus) — the principal deliberative/advisory body of elite senators.
- The popular assemblies (Comitia) — bodies that elected magistrates and passed laws, especially the Comitia Centuriata and Comitia Tributa.
- The Plebeian Council (Concilium Plebis) — the assembly of the plebeians that elected tribunes and could pass plebiscites.
Executive power rested with elected magistrates (consuls, praetors, etc.), and tribunes represented plebeian interests.