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1
Q

When asked what kind of government had been formed, he said, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

A

Benjamin Franklin

2
Q

the most important worker at the Constitutional Convention

A

James Madison

3
Q

the first President of the U.S.

A

George Washington

4
Q

the second President of the U.S.

A

John Adams

5
Q

one of the men who planned the city of Washington, D.C.

A

Benjamin Banneker

6
Q

What important power was withheld from the government under the Articles of Confederation?

A

the power to tax

7
Q

Who is the head of our government and sees to it that the laws are obeyed?

A

the President

8
Q

Who has the power to make our country’s most important laws?

A

Congress

9
Q

Whose job is it to judge whether or not the Constitution has been obeyed?

A

the Supreme Court

10
Q

What are the two groups called which make up the Congress?

A

houses

11
Q

In which part of Congress do the larger states have more power?

A

House of Representatives

12
Q

In which part of Congress does every state, no matter what size, have equal power?

A

Senate

13
Q

What is the highest court in the land?

A

Supreme Court

14
Q

On what day does the new U.S. President take the oath of office?

A

Inauguration Day

15
Q

the current capital city of the U.S.

A

Washington, D.C.

16
Q

the first capital city of the U.S.

A

New York

17
Q

the city where the Constitutional Convention was held

A

Philadelphia

18
Q

document that made our government too weak

A

Articles of Confederation

19
Q

document our government still follows today

A

Constitution

20
Q

document that lists freedoms that can never be taken away from the American people

A

Bill of Rights

21
Q

Although he never lived there, the new capital was named in his honor

A

George Washington

22
Q

The type of government which is run by representatives of the people

A

republic

23
Q

George Washington’s home is called

A

Mount Vernon

24
Q

Why didn’t George Washington live in the White House in Washington, D.C.

A

When George Washington was President, there was no city of Washington, D.C., and the White House had not yet been built.