TEST YOURSELF. Choose the appropriate items to do this quiz on politics and assess your results. 1. In 1776 delegates from ... British colonies in North America gathered in Philadelphia to write a declaration of independence. a) 7 b) 12 c) 13 d) 9 2. The head of state in Britain is .... a) the President c) the Queen b) the Prime Minister d) the Speaker 3. The head of state in Russia is .... a) the President c) the Speaker b) the Prime Minister d) the Head of the State Duma 4. The main job of the government in Russia is .... a) to make laws c) to approve laws b) to carry out laws d) to explain laws 5. Under the US Constitution, the powers of the government are divided among ... branches a) two c) four b) three d) five