ep the people happy, because happy people make money.The Quaestor was elected to his position after serving as a military tribunate. There job was to control finances and keep public records. Tribunes were the lowest branches of government and these men dealt with the people more than anyone else. They were supposed to protect the lives and property of the people. The censor was elected every five years to tally the total number of people in his province and to sign up new citizens. These men where more powerful then Aediles, but the influence they had on the rest of the government was great because they were usually ex-senators.The legislative branch of government had three citizen assemblies. The Curiate was based on the ancient Roman tribes. They were men at least fifty years old and were elected for life. It had little power but allowed aging men to continue to serve in government. The centuriate assembly was the most important assembly. They were the highest court in the land and were in charge most of cases involving capitol punishment. There were 118 members of this assembly and they were all of the top three of nine social classes. The main role of the centuriate was to declare war, and to pass laws. The tribal assembly was made up of wealthy villa owners from the area around Rome. The tribal assembly’s main role was to pass law, because it was easier for the thirty-five members of the tribal assembly to meet then the one hundred eight-teen centuriates. ...
