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?

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

   Who can veto in each government, Esme asks?

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

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

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

5. 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

6. 4.

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

   • Both have a king
   • Both have two leaders
   • Both have a veto to check power
   • Both wrote laws in 1787
7. 5.

   Name one way the two governments differ, Luz asks?

   • Both have the same number of leaders
   • Rome had a president
   • Rome had two leaders; the US has one
   • The US has two presidents
8. 6.

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

   • People can read and know the rules
   • Written laws hide the rules
   • Kings write each law
   • Written laws can't be changed
9. 7.

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

   • About 1,337 years
   • About 2,200 years
   • About 450 years
   • About 22 years
10. 8.

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

    • Change it: Rome had two consuls for one year
    • Change "Rome" to "Persia"
    • Leave it: the governments match
    • Change "four" to "forty"
11. 9.

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

    • Change "Rome" to "Greece"
    • Change "veto" to "agree with"
    • Change "the president" to "tribunes"
    • Leave it: presidents have vetoes in Rome too
12. 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"