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C. they could veto any law or action of a magistrate
Tribunes of the plebs were powerful in Roman government because they had the ability to veto any law or action of a magistrate, including those of the consuls. This power allowed them to protect the interests of the common people (plebeians) and serve as a check on the power of the patrician elite. This made them influential figures in the Roman political system.