The People of DC
Someone who tries to influence Senators and Congressmen regarding bills that are being considered by Congress.
What is a lobbyist?
The first President to live in the White House.
Who was John Adams?
The President that fled the city during the War of 1812.
Who was James Madison?
The President that signed a law creating the National Parks Service.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This amendment guarantees freedom of religion and speech.
What is the 1st Amendment?
The number of elected officials in Washington, DC.
What is 552?
These 2 states gave land to the federal government for Washington, DC.
What are Virginia and Maryland?
The District of Columbia is no longer a square or diamond shape because land was given back to this state.
What is Virginia?
This memorial is modeled after the Ancient Greek Parthenon.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
This hotel is known as the Hotel of Presidents.
What is the Willard Hotel?
This city was the first national capital.
What is New York City?
The District of Columbia had no voice in the national government until 1961 when this Amendment to the Constitution allowed Washington DC representatives in the Electoral College.
What is the 23rd Amendment?
In 1933, The National Park Service purchased this place, the site of President Lincoln's assassination.
What is Ford's Theater?
This amendment set the national voting age to 18.
What is the 26th amendment?
The largest group in Washington, DC.
What are tourists?
More than 25 million people visit it every year.
The District of Columbia was named to honor this person.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This Michigan senator led the effort to make Washington beautiful.
Who was James McMillan?
This vocabulary word describes just one of the many careers available within the National Parks Service.
What is a hydrologist?
The amendment that gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
This act called for the capital district to be located along the Potomac River.
What is the Residence Act?
George Washington took the oath of office to become President in this state.
What is New York?
In 1910, Congress passed a law that limited this in Washington, DC.
What is the height of buildings?
It was limited to no more than 130 feet.
This President's Memorial has four outdoor "rooms", one for each term he serviced as President.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
The amendment that prevents the government from unreasonable search and seizure of property of US citizens.
What is the 4th amendment?