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.

   Who can veto in each government, Esme asks?

   • No one in either
   • The Senate in both
   • The president in Rome; tribunes in the US
   • Tribunes in Rome; the president in the US
3. 2.

   The cell marked ? is blank. Jun's chart has a blank: what were Rome's written laws?

   • The Constitution of 1787
   • The Senate's advice
   • No written laws
   • The Twelve Tables, set up in the Forum

4. 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

5. 3.

   Name one way the two governments differ, Luz asks?

   • Rome had a president
   • The US has two presidents
   • Rome had two leaders; the US has one
   • Both have the same number of leaders
6. 4.

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

   • Written laws can't be changed
   • Kings write each law
   • People can read and know the rules
   • Written laws hide the rules
7. 5.

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

   • About 22 years
   • About 450 years
   • About 2,200 years
   • About 1,337 years
8. 6.

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

   • The end: 27 is smaller
   • Neither: both are CE
   • Both in one year
   • The Twelve Tables
9. 7.

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

   • The Twelve Tables: 450 is smaller, so earlier
   • Ten tribunes, in 457 BCE
   • Neither happened
   • Both in one year
10. 8.

    Tala's note says, "Like the US, Rome had one leader elected for four years." Which fix is right?

    • Change "Rome" to "Persia"
    • Change "four" to "forty"
    • Leave it: the governments match
    • Change it: Rome had two consuls for one year
11. 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 "veto" to "agree with"
    • Change "the president" to "tribunes"
12. 10.

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

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