As Rome expanded Romans became more proud of their interesting government. At the top of the republic were two consuls. Beneath them was the Senate, a group of elected wealthy men (women weren't allowed). Senators served for life, and they helped the consuls decide what was best for Rome. Sometimes they took advice from the tribunes, men elected to speak for the poorer classes. The tribunes got their power from the Assembly, which was a huge body designed to represent the regular people and working classes. Tribunes had the power to veto laws in the Senate. In the Roman Republic.being free really meant something. The Romans had laws that people had to follow;including laws that protected people's basic rights to be free.They included things like a right to be present at one's own trial and the right to not be killed before being convicted These laws came about because the patrician class (the wealthy) often tried to take advantage of the plebeian class (the poor). In 494 BC, the plebeians threatened to leave the empire, which would leave the empire with no servants or army The patricians compromised and gave them the Twelve Tables of Law. According to the passage , who did the Roman government represent? A ) only the senators B wealthy men, poorer classes, regular people and working classes only the patrician class , the wealthy people of the Roman Republic C D ) only the plebeian class , the poor people of the Roman Republic