How the Roman Republic was governed: consuls, Senate and assemblies

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Rome and the United States

   Part	Roman Republic	United States
   Leaders	two consuls, elected for one year	one president, elected for four years
   Lawmakers	assemblies voted on laws; the Senate gave advice	Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives
   A veto	tribunes could veto the consuls and the Senate	the president can veto a bill passed by Congress
   Written laws	the Twelve Tables, written about 450 BCE and set up in the Forum	the Constitution, written in 1787

2. 1.

   How long was a consul's term, and how long is a US president's, Bo asks?

   • Four years for a consul; one year for a president
   • One year for a consul; four for a president
   • One year for both
   • Life for both
3. 2.

   Who can veto in each government, Esme asks?

   • No one in either
   • Tribunes in Rome; the president in the US
   • The Senate in both
   • The president in Rome; tribunes in the US
4. 3.

   Name one way the two governments are alike, Kira asks?

   • Both have a veto to check power
   • Both have a king
   • Both have two leaders
   • Both wrote laws in 1787
5. 4.

   Name one way the two governments differ, Luz asks?

   • Rome had two leaders; the US has one
   • Rome had a president
   • The US has two presidents
   • Both have the same number of leaders
6. 5.

   Both Rome and the United States wrote their laws down. Why does that matter, Milo asks?

   • Kings write each law
   • Written laws can't be changed
   • People can read and know the rules
   • Written laws hide the rules
7. 6.

   About how many years passed between the Twelve Tables (about 450 BCE) and the US Constitution (1787 CE), Noah asks?

   • About 450 years
   • About 2,200 years
   • About 22 years
   • About 1,337 years
8. 7.

   Which came first, the Twelve Tables or the end of the Republic in 27 BCE, Pia asks?

   • The end: 27 is smaller
   • The Twelve Tables
   • Neither: both are CE
   • Both in one year
9. 8.

   Tribunes reached ten in 457 BCE, and the Twelve Tables came about 450 BCE. Which came first, Ren asks?

   • Both in one year
   • Ten tribunes, in 457 BCE
   • The Twelve Tables: 450 is smaller, so earlier
   • Neither happened
10. 9.

    Zee's note says, "In Rome, the president could veto the Senate." Which fix is right?

    • Leave it: presidents have vetoes in Rome too
    • Change "Rome" to "Greece"
    • Change "the president" to "tribunes"
    • Change "veto" to "agree with"
11. 10.

    Ari's note says, "The Twelve Tables were written in 1787." Which fix is right?

    • Change "Twelve" to "Ten" in the note
    • Leave it: 1787 is in the chart
    • Change "1787" to "1787 BCE"
    • Change "1787" to "about 450 BCE"