Social Studies: Chapter 4 (Lesson 1)

American leaders wrote the __________________________.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of the United States

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

The national (federal) government was

split into ______ branches.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The _________________ leads the Executive Branch.

• President

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• Senate

The members of the Supreme Court are judges and are NOT _____________ .

• elected

• supportive

• nice

• mean

Choose two answers

Congress is made up of _________________ and ________________ from each state.

• presidents

• senators

• representatives

• judges

• people

Every state elects ______ senators.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The President and Vice President are elected by the whole ___________ .

• country

• state

• Congress

• Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the ________________ court in the Judicial branch.

• lowest

• poorest

• highest

• weakest

Federal laws are laws that people in states must ________________.

• forget

• follow

• ignore

• love

choose THREE answers:

Three things people can do to help their government are to:

• Vote

• Go to school

• pay taxes

• follow the rules and laws

• Take a shower