Plebeian Vs Patrician Class

The economic and political differences found in the patrician class vs the plebian class are the ultimate reason for the lengthy revolt of the plebeians, who wished to share an equal plane of existence as that of the patricians.
The Romans, run by a largely aristocratic system, were separated into two classes of citizens. According to Morey, Patricians were those higher ranking and wealthy citizens who governed the cities. Certain families were held in this category, and one could not become a patrician by means of wealth or marriage. In fact, patricians and plebeians couldn't marry, according to law. Patricians, states the Ducksters article on the subject, could hold any governing or religious position, made and enforced the laws passed down secretly in their family, owned the land, and controlled the army.
Plebeians had very few rights, despite being citizens.
They were the peasants of the Romans, and were the majority of the people. Poor, and without rights, these people were the craftsmen, soldiers, and indebted working class of Romans.
Unhappy with their lack of decent conditions and lack of rights, the plebeians went on a number of revolts and strikes in which they threatened to abandon ship and start their own city, refused to fight, and protested the remaining limitations set upon them. The patricians in response gave in, little by little, very grudgingly, to the demands of the plebeians, out of lack of choice. Without the plebeians the cities could not function. The majority of the people were plebeians, and this included soldiers as well as all other city dwellers and farmers that the place relied on. (Ducksters)
Originally, only the debts were cancelled. But this was not enough. The revolt continued, resulting in the laws of the twelve tables, where the laws by which the cities must be governed were finally put into writing, taking some of the power of decision away from the patricians, who now needed to follow the rules known by
everyone.
The last two tables were written by a second set of decemvirate, who then refused to concede power, a tyrannical move opposed by the people. When they were removed, the new consuls appointed, Valerius and Horatius, were plebeian friendly, and reaffirmed the power of the plebeian tribune, giving the plebeians more political power. At this point, the plebeians were coming to be seen as equals, and the right to intermarry was legalized. (Morey)
Still, the plebeians did not have equal rights to create laws that applied to the patricians, nor could they take positions of governing power other than those made up for them, at the tribunes of the people and their aediles . As such, a time followed with general dissatisfaction of the Plebes to their conditions, with popular people who supported them being continually accused of treason and killed by order of the patricians, who were becoming increasingly worried that they may not hold the power for much longer. (Morey)
Due to this power greed, they instituted new positions only held by patricians, censors, who drew up the census of each person's property and holding, as well as class, and designate who could sit at senate. In compromise, they also allowed two new quaestors from the plebeians. During this time of compromise, the plebeians were held back from full equality but did continue to gain sway in the governing of the cities. (Morey)
Licinian Laws were then passed, by order of C. Licinius Stolo and L. Sextius.l, two tribunes with open minds who wanted a full reform in order to create harmony and make Rome stronger through full integration and equality. They instituted laws which regulated the number of slaves per land, worked on the debt problem, and issued the public land equally to all citizens. (Morey)
In response, patricians assigned a new governing body only patricians could hold, the praetors and curule aediles to police the city, thus, keeping the power for themselves. (Morey)
Soon, these positions too became available to the plebeians, finalizing the complete unity of the classes.
In summary, the conditions that the plebeians in Rome were held in and lack of any power caused them to unite as the powerful majority, forcing the patricians to gradually concede the power and allowing Roman citizen equality under the empire. It took a long time, but eventually, all citizens might hold the positions of power over the cities.