The Senate was a group of wealthy and influential men who were appointed by the consul. The Senate had the power to make laws, declare war, and conduct foreign policy.
The Assemblies of the People were two groups of citizens who could vote on laws that had been proposed by the Senate. The Assemblies of the People were the Comitia Centuriata, which was a meeting of all Roman citizens who were divided into 193 voting units called centuries, and the Comitia Tributa, which was a meeting of all Roman citizens who were divided into 35 voting units called tribes.