How was the Struggle of the Orders influential on later Roman politics?

The struggle of the orders was when the Plebeians who are the commoners and Patricians who are the aristocrats have a political struggle in the Roman Republic. The commoners wanted to have an equal amount of power as the upper class. In 494 B.C. the commoners got what they wanted. They were given one seat in the senate called the Plebeian Tribune. The commoner in this seat was elected by the other Plebeians and was given the power to veto. Over time this resulted in more Plebeians receiving seats in the senate. The Patricians now had to make laws that the Plebeians would like or they wouldn’t get passed. The Plebeians gained more power and were not only those who fallowed the laws. Now they helped to create fairer laws for everyone. The Patricians now had less power to force the Plebeians to do what they want.

Source:

Conflict of the Orders. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_of_the_Orders.

Picture source:

Gaius Gracchus Tribune of the People.jpg. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gaius_Gracchus_Tribune_of_the_People.jpg.