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

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   The cell marked ? is blank. Milo's chart has a blank: what was the Senate's job?

   • Ruled as a king
   • Voted on laws and elected officials
   • Gave advice and guided the government
   • Led the government for one year

2. Read this first

   How the Roman Republic was governed (traditionally from 509 BCE to 27 BCE)

   Part	Who	Job
   Consuls	two, elected each year by an assembly	led the government together for one year; each could veto the other
   Senate	300 members at first, later 300 to 500, serving for life	gave advice and guided the government
   Assemblies	meetings of citizens	voted on laws and elected officials such as the consuls

3. 2.

   Pia reads the word republic. What is a republic?

   • Rule by one king
   • Government by chosen leaders, not a king
   • A kind of road
   • A city with no government
4. 3.

   Ren reads that a consul could veto the other. What does veto mean?

   • To agree with each action
   • To write a new law
   • To elect a new consul
   • To stop another official's action
5. 4.

   Tala reads that consuls were elected. What does elected mean?

   • Born into the job
   • Picked by the king
   • Chosen by a vote
   • Chosen for life by the Senate
6. 5.

   Who led the government for one year at a time, Zee asks?

   • The two consuls
   • The assemblies
   • The Senate, serving for life
   • A king
7. 6.

   Who served for life, Ari asks?

   • Members of the assemblies
   • Consuls
   • Senators
   • Kings
8. 7.

   Who voted on laws, Bo asks?

   • No one
   • The assemblies
   • One consul alone
   • The Senate alone
9. 8.

   The Republic is traditionally dated from 509 BCE to 27 BCE. About how long is that, Esme asks?

   • About 4,800 years
   • About 48 years
   • About 536 years
   • About 480 years
10. 9.

    Which came first, the start of the Republic or its end, Jun asks?

    • Neither: both are CE
    • The end: 27 is a smaller number
    • The start, in 509 BCE
    • Both in the same year
11. 10.

    Why does the chart say traditionally 509 BCE, Kira asks?

    • No one has studied it
    • It is a CE date
    • It is an exact, proven date
    • Romans' own histories give that date