As the title states, my Social Studies teacher has said some things which contradict what I have learned before. I did some research, but I wanted to ask experts. The three statements(so far) are below, and why I think she was wrong. (We're currently learning about the Roman Republic)
A Tribune of the Plebs was only able to veto the actions of a Consul. I did some research and found that in around 200 BC, a Tribune of the Plebs vetoed all actions of the government and brought it to a halt.
The Senate were only advisors to the consuls. This one I'm very certain isn't true. In many places, it says the Senate had control over Rome's finances.
The Etruscans weren't from the modern day province of Tuscany(or around that area). This one I'm less sure about, since the only reason I have is that I overlayed a map of the Etruscans territory over a map of the Italian provinces.
Thanks, and I'll update the post if anything else comes up in class today.
To answer your questions in order.
The Plebians held no real power until 494 BCE when they fully withdrew from the state, the Patricians, realising they could not defend the state alone, made concessions and created two new offices (later five then ten) called the Tribune of the Plebs. These Tribunes were given the power to protect Plebians against arrest by Patrician magistrates. In 471 BCE the Council of the Plebs was created, Tribunes took on a new role. They became responsible for convoking (calling together) the Council and bringing forth proposals. These proposals if accepted would then become Plebiscita, binding only to the Plebs. The next step for the Pleba involved the law, the Patricians published what is known as The Twelve Tables between 450-445 BCE, Plebians could now see how disadvantaged they were compared to the Patricians. By 445 BCE The Canulean law was passed which allowed for the intermarriage between the Plebians and the Patricians, division between the orders became less important. C. 400 BCE consulship opened up to the Plebians and they could now hold the office. In 287 BCE The Hortensien Law was passed which made Plebiscita law for all members of the community, by 287 BCE all members of the Roman state were equal. I think what you're thinking of is the passage of The Hortensien law, this would have created a lot of unrest amongst the Patricians because they were effectively losing their unlimited power, this could have also effectively shut down the government for a short period of time.
Your teacher is correct here. The Senate was made up of 300 men, they were advisors only, however c. 300 BCE their advice was held to thle highest standard and had virtually the force of law. They were a council of elders, a non legislative body acting in an advisory position only. They did advise on finances and foreign policy.
I don't know much about this area but from maps I've seen and the little bit of research I've done, Etruria was located north of the Tiber river but south of the Rubicon. North of Etruria was Gaul, to the south was Latium and the city of Rome.
Edit: formatting