How Was the Struggle of the Orders Influential on Later Roman Politics?

    The Struggle of the Orders changed the way that Rome could make decisions. Before, the Patricians could and did make laws whenever they wanted to, but the Struggle of the Orders took away some of the power from the Patricians. After the struggle, the Plebians were able to veto any law that Patricians put forth. This gave them a large amount of power, because the Patricians could no longer do something the Plebians did not approve of. The Republic had been founded only fifteen years before this change, so it obviously did not take long for the Plebians to figure out the injustice happening. However, after the Struggle of the Orders the Patricians still held a considerable amount of power, so they did not let the Plebians completely take away the power they had. Politics in Rome did not, for the most part, change, except that the Plebians were no longer the sole individuals with any power.
Web Citations:
1. "Struggle of the Orders." UNRV History - Roman Empire. Web. 07 Mar. 2010. . http://www.unrv.com/empire/struggle-of-the-orders.php 
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