Abeka 4th Grade History Test 7, (Ch. 11)
Why didn't George Washington live in the White House in Washington, D.C.?
When George Washington was President, there was no city of Washington, D.C. and the White House had not yet been built.
Constitution
document our government still follows today
Bill of Rights
document that lists freedoms that can never be taken away from the American people
Articles of Confederation
document that made our government too weak
Congress
has the power to make our country's most important laws
republic
the type of government which is run by representatives of the people
James Madison
the most important worker at the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
the new capital was named after him, but he never lived there
Senate
the part of Congress where every state, no matter what size, have the equal power
House of Representatives
the part of Congress where the larger states have more power
John Adams
the second President of the U.S.
George Washington
the first President of the U.S.
New York
the first capital city of the U.S.
Supreme Court
the highest court in the land
the power to tax
important power was withheld from the government under the Articles of Confederation
the Supreme Court
job is to judge whether or not the Constitution has been obeyed
Benjamin Banneker
one of the men who planned the city of Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Franklin
saidthe kind of government that had been formed was "A republic, if you can keep it."
Philadelphia
the city where the Constitutional Convention was held
Washington, D. C.
the current capital city of the U.S.
Inauguration Day
the day the new U.S. President takes the oath of office
the President
the head of our government and sees to it that the laws are obeyed
Mount Vernon
what George Washington's home was names
houses
what the two groups which make up the Congress called
