

Our Country's Government
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Danielle David
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Our Country's Government

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President
The leader of our country.
The President and the cabinet make up the Executive Branch.
The current president is Donald Trump.
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Congress
The part of our government that makes laws.
Congress makes up the Legislative Branch.
The Senate and House of Representatives make up Congress.
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Supreme Court
Made up of nine justices who make sure the laws are fair.
The Supreme Court makes up the Judicial Branch.
They make sure that laws are constitutional.
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Multiple Choice
How many branches of government are there?
1
5
3
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Alexander Hamilton
A leader in our country.
Believed that the country's capital should not be built on land that belongs to one state.
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George Washington
Our country's first president.
The capital of the USA is named after him.
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Pierre L'Enfant
A French planner who designed Washington, D.C.
He became angry and took his plans and left.
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Benjamin Banneker
Inventor
Remembered L'Enfant's plans
Drew the plans up to help design Washington, D.C.
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John Adams
Second President of the U.S.
He was the first president to live in the White House.
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Abigail Adams
John Adams' First Lady
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Multiple Select
Which people were Presidents of the United States?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Benjamin Banneker
John Adams
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Multiple Choice
Who got angry and took his plans to build Washington, D.C. with him?
George Washington
John Adams
Pierre L'Enfant
Abigail Adams
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Philadelphia, PA
The capital of the United States in 1783.
Belonged to the state of Pennsylvania.
Alexander Hamilton and others believed that the capital should be built on land that does not belong to one state.
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Washington, D.C.
Our country's capital.
Named after President Washington.
Home to our country's government.
The President, Congress, and Supreme Court work here.
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monument
a building or statue built in honor of a person or an event.
There are many monuments in Washington, D.C.
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Multiple Choice
Where is our country's capital?
Trenton, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
Washington, D.C.
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Multiple Choice
The Lincoln Memorial is an example of a:
home
monument
school
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