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?

   • Ten
   • 300 to 500
   • Two, elected each year
   • 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
   • Voted on laws and elected officials
   • Gave advice and guided the government

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

   Who served for life, Ari asks?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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