1. The Executive Branch of the government is headed by?

A: Secretary of State.

B: Joint Chief of Staff.

C: Vice President.

D: The President.

  1. The Legislative Branch of the government is headed by?

A: Secretary of the Treasury.

B: Secretary of State.

C: Supreme Court Justice.

D: Congress.

  1. The Judicial Branch of the government is headed by?

A: Justice Department.

B: Congress.

C: FBI.

D: Supreme Court.

  1. Responsible for enforcing federal laws, foreign policy, and commanding the armed forces?

A: Executive Branch.

B: Legislative Branch.

C: Judicial Branch.

D: None of the above.

  1. Consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and is responsible for making laws?

A: Executive Branch.

B: Legislative Branch.

C: Judicial Branch.

D: Supreme Court

  1. Responsible for interpreting the Constitution?

A: Executive Branch.

B: Legislative Branch.

C: Judicial Branch.

D: None of the above.

  1. Both the state and federal government have how many branches of government?

A: 1

B: 2

C: 3

D: 4

  1. Who heads the executive branch of the state government?

A: governor

B: mayor

C: president

D: chief of police

  1. What is the legislative branch of Tennessee government called?

A: Governor

B: General Assembly

C: General Constitution

D: Supreme Court

  1. This branch includes the state's court system.

A: executive branch

B: legislative branch

C: judicial branch

  1. The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920. What did it allow women to do?

A: cook

B: clean

C: vote

D: travel

  1. The Thirteenth Amendment made what illegal?

A. voting

B. slavery

C. citizenship

D. working

  1. The Fourteenth Amendment deals with rights of what?

A.  citizenship

B.  voting

C.  slavery

D.  women

  1. The Fifteenth Amendment allowed a

new group of people to vote. Who

were they?

  1. African American Women
  2. African American Men
  3. Illegal immigrants
  4. Children

15. Which of the following is NOT a freedom protected by the First Amendment

A. voting

B. speech

C. petition

D. religion

16. What First Amendment freedom is guaranteed to a man forming a club that meets every Tuesday?

A. religion

B. assembly

C. press

17. What First Amendment freedom is being guaranteed to a woman writing a letter to a senator?

A. religion

B. assembly

C. speech

18. What First Amendment freedom is guaranteed to a woman asking a court to change the law so she can vote?

A. press

B. petition

C. religion

19.  This week you have studied the Bill of Rights, Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Which of those was written first?

A. Bill of Rights

B. Constitution

C. Declaration of Independence

20. Which document begins with the words, “We the People..”

A. Bill of Rights

B. Constitution

C. Declaration of Independence

THE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT

BONUS:

  What document explains how power is shared between the national and state government?

A: Declaration of Independence

B: The Constitution

C: Bill of Rights

  True or False : (circle one)

All three levels of government have the three branches of government.