Undeclared wars.........................................
The answer is B. They could veto laws. This statement does not describe the Roman Senate since it was the Praetor Urbanus who could veto laws.
They had what they needed and nothing more they thought that they did not need huge empires
It should be both but in equal and balance way that the resources can replenish and used in the future generations. Protecting the resources enables the source to replenish and regain what are lost. Using and extracting enables the society to work and survive. So both are needed to be balanced to work efficiently and effectively.