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

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

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

   Part	Who	Job
   Consuls	?	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

   The cell marked ? is blank.

2. 1.

   Luz's chart has a blank: how many consuls were there?

   • Two, elected each year
   • Ten
   • 300 to 500
   • One, ruling for life as king
3. 2.

   Milo's chart has a blank: what was the Senate's job?

   • Ruled as a king
   • Led the government for one year
   • Gave advice and guided the government
   • Voted on laws and elected officials
4. 3.

   Noah's chart has a blank: who made up the assemblies?

   • Two consuls
   • Senators serving for life
   • One king
   • Meetings of citizens

5. 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

6. 4.

   Pia reads the word republic. What is a republic?

   • A city with no government
   • Government by chosen leaders, not a king
   • Rule by one king
   • A kind of road
7. 5.

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

   • To elect a new consul
   • To stop another official's action
   • To write a new law
   • To agree with each action
8. 6.

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

   • The Senate, serving for life
   • The assemblies
   • The two consuls
   • A king
9. 7.

   Who served for life, Ari asks?

   • Kings
   • Members of the assemblies
   • Senators
   • Consuls
10. 8.

    Who voted on laws, Bo asks?

    • The Senate alone
    • One consul alone
    • No one
    • The assemblies
11. 9.

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

    • The end: 27 is a smaller number
    • The start, in 509 BCE
    • Neither: both are CE
    • Both in the same year
12. 10.

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

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