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?

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

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

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

4. 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

5. 3.

   Pia reads the word republic. What is a republic?

   • Rule by one king
   • A city with no government
   • Government by chosen leaders, not a king
   • A kind of road
6. 4.

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

   • To stop another official's action
   • To elect a new consul
   • To write a new law
   • To agree with each action
7. 5.

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

   • Picked by the king
   • Born into the job
   • Chosen by a vote
   • Chosen for life by the Senate
8. 6.

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

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

   Who voted on laws, Bo asks?

   • The Senate alone
   • No one
   • The assemblies
   • One consul alone
10. 8.

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

    • About 536 years
    • About 4,800 years
    • About 480 years
    • About 48 years
11. 9.

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

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

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

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