<P> The constitution of the Roman Republic was a set of unwritten norms and customs, which together with various written laws, guided the manner by which the Roman Republic was governed . The constitution emerged out of that of the Roman kingdom, evolved over the almost five hundred years of the Republic, and was transformed into the constitution of the Roman Empire . </P> <P> The Roman republican constitution can be divided into three main branches: </P> <Ul> <Li> the Assemblies, composed of the people, which served as the supreme repository of political power and had the authority to elect magistrates, accept or reject laws, administer justice, and declare war or peace; </Li> <Li> the Senate, which advised the magistrates and the state, acting primarily not on legal authority per se, but rather with its influence, and </Li> <Li> the magistrates, elected by the people to govern the Republic in their name, holding religious, military, and judicial powers, along with the right to preside over and call upon the assemblies . </Li> </Ul> <Li> the Assemblies, composed of the people, which served as the supreme repository of political power and had the authority to elect magistrates, accept or reject laws, administer justice, and declare war or peace; </Li>

Who had the right in the roman republic to declare war