. ▁ ▁Lex ▁Ma enia ▁( between ▁ 2 9 1 ▁and ▁ 2 1 9 ▁BC ), ▁which ▁required ▁the ▁sen ate ▁to ▁appro ve ▁all ▁b ills ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Ple be ian ▁Council . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁A ctions ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁A ctions ▁by ▁the ▁Con cil ium ▁Ple bis ▁can ▁be ▁categor ized ▁into ▁four ▁principal ▁categories ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁purpose . ▁These ▁categories ▁are : ▁( 1 ) ▁Equ ality , ▁( 2 ) ▁Bro aden ing ▁of ▁Part icip ation , ▁( 3 ) ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁( 4 ) ▁Mut ually ▁Binding ▁Cons ult ation . ▁Specifically , ▁legisl ative ▁A ctions ▁that ▁fall ▁under ▁the ▁' Equ ality ' ▁category ▁are ▁actions ▁which ▁move ▁to ▁create ▁equality ▁between ▁different ▁groups ▁of ▁people . ▁' Bro aden ing ▁of ▁Part icip ation ' ▁is ▁indic ative ▁of ▁actions ▁which ▁aim ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁political ▁participation ▁of ▁groups ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁denied . ▁The ▁category ▁of ▁' Pro te ction ' ▁includes ▁legisl ative ▁actions ▁seeking ▁to ▁place ▁limits ▁on ▁arbitrary ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁seeking ▁rights ▁( person al ▁rights , ▁rights ▁to ▁property ). ▁Finally , ▁legisl ative ▁actions ▁under ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁' M ut ually ▁Binding ▁Cons ult ation ' ▁are ▁those ▁which ▁aim ▁to ▁solid ify ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Ple bs . ▁These ▁categories ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁T illy ' s ▁Dim ensions ▁of ▁Dem ocrat ization .