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State Government Investigation Worksheet

Name:________________________________

Group Partners:____________________________________________

Date:____________________

State Government Offices

Complete the following chart with information you get on the Internet. Your state may not have all of these departments, or you may discover that they have a different name. Complete as many categories as possible.

Office or Department Head of Office or Department
(indicate elected or appointed)
Role of Office or Department (one or two sentences)
Governor




   
Treasurer




   
Lieutenant Governor




   
Education




   
Secretary of State




   
Transportation




   
Public Safety




   
Human Services




   
Corrections or
Criminal Justice




   
Attorney General




   
Agriculture




   
Commerce




   
Geological Survey




   
Archives or
Historical Society




   
Taxation or Revenue




   
State Library




   


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