5- 2. How was the Struggle of the Orders influential on later Roman politics?

Before the Struggle of Orders occurred, there were two types of people in Rome: the Patricians (the wealthy business class) and the Plebians (the impoverished working class). The Roman government was somewhat similar to the one we have in America today, with a senate that had representatives to meet and discuss issues in the community. However, Plebians were not accepted into the senate, so when new laws were made, or certain policies were issued, the Plebians had no say in any of it. The Struggle of the orders then broke out, and the cause was so strong that it almost caused a civil war. However, no one in Rome wanted something like that to break out, so instead, they came up with an agreement. One Plebian would be invited to join the senate, and he would have the say in which laws would or would not be passed. This had a huge impact on the Plebian community, because even though he himself could not form laws, he had veto power over all of the Patricians. This meant that if they wanted a law passed, they had to put the Plebians in mind before presenting it to the man in charge of the veto. In the end, this made laws more fair for everyone in Rome, not just the wealthy people. This sort of thing what somewhat revolutionary, because before any of this happened, the working class was never treated fair, no matter what civilization you lived in. It had always just been a fact of life that the poor people had no say in laws, and the rich man ruled the world. The Struggle of the Orders was the first event in history to change that standard around.