The early stages of the roman-republic consisted of three branches. <span>The ancient Roman republic had three branches of government. In the beginning, the </span>legislative<span>branch was the Senate, a group made up of 300 citizens from Rome's patrician class, the oldest and wealthiest families of Rome. It was the patricians, tired of obeying the king, who revolted and threw out Tarquinius Superbus. The Senate was the most powerful branch of the Roman republic, and senators held the position for life. The </span>executive<span> branch was made up of two consuls, elected yearly. These two consuls had almost kingly powers, and each could veto, or disapprove of the other's decision. It is quite possible that the idea of two consuls came from Sparta with its two kings. Praetors were part of the </span>judicial<span> branch, they were elected yearly by the people of Rome, and acted as judges. Hope this helps, and if your feeling generous feel free to leave a rate, thanks and a brainliest it would help me reach expert and I would greatly appreciate it ;)</span>
These amendments were intended to guarantee freedom to former slaves and to establish and prevent discrimination in certain civil rights to former slaves and all citizens of the United States. The promise of these amendments was eroded by state laws and federal court decisions throughout the late 19th century.
