Which branch of governemnt makes the laws?
Legislative
A instrument designed to make distant objects appear closer is a....
Telescope
Who is known as the first lady?
The President's Wife
Instruments used to draw lines and angels are called....
Drafting tools
Which branch of government enforces the laws?
Executive Branch
What was the biggest case of John Adam's career as a lawyer?
The Boston Massacre
Who was the first vice president of tbe United States?
John Adams
Ceremony in which the person who won the election becomes president of the United States
Inauguration (in-awg-ur-ay-shun)
Who wrote our national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
Francis Scott Key
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Dolley Madison
Name the 3 branches of government.
Legislative, executive, judicial
What is the president's wife called?
The first lady
How many members are in the Supreme Court?
9
"The Star Spangled Banner" is known as our....
National Anthem
George Washington
Francis Scott Key
Pledge of Allegiance
A system that provides water and helps plants grow is an....
Irrigation system
The study of the stars, planets, and space is called....
Astronomy
This city was the FIRST capital of the United States
New York City, New York
Who is in charge of the executive branch of the United States?
The President
Benjamin Banneker helped survey boundaries for this city that later became the capital of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Which president was the first to live in the president's mansion/The White House. NOT GEORGE WASHINGTON.
John Adams
What was the name of the treaty that brought an end to the Revoluntionary War?
Treaty of Paris
Which branch of governemnt interprets the laws?
Judicial Branch
An event in which British solidiers mistakenly fired into a crowd?
Boston Massacre
John Adams' ......... became the 6th president of the United States.
son
nephew
brother
sister
Which war began becasue Britain tried to keep America from trading with the rest of the world again?
The War of 1812
Dolley Madison saved a portrait of this man before the White House was burned?
George Washington
Which 2 cities served as capital of the United States before Washington, D.C.?
New York City and Philadelphia