US History
H.R. 51 proposes...
What is Washington, Douglass Commonwealth
Washington DC was created to be a
What is a Federal District
What is the name of DC's House of Representative member
Who is Elenor Holmes Norton
What is the "first draft" of the Constitution called?
What are the Articles of Confederation
DC is organized into how many wards?
What is 8 wards
This ward would be excluded from the new state, Washington, Douglass Commonwealth
What is Ward 2
What is the name of the section of government that vote's to make new laws and would be responsible for approving DC's statehood?
What is congress
Who is DC's mayor?
Who is Muriel Bowser
What part of the Constitution outlines rules for creating a Capital?
What is Article 1 Section 8
DC was originally inhabited by the ______ people
Who are the Nacotchtank people
What did the Residence Act of 1790 outline?
What is that the Federal City must be a spot along the Potomac River to be picked by George Washington
Which rule/law gave DC residents the right to vote for President?
What is the 23rd amendment
CURRENTLY, DC residents vote for...?
Who are a mayor, a president, and council members
The constitution states that the federal district must be a spot along the _______ river that is _____ by ______ miles square
What is DC's statehood advocacy organization called?
What is 51 for 51
What happens to the federal district described in the Constitution under HR 51
What is the National Mall would become the federal district
At the Boston Tea Party, the 'framers' created what slogan?
What is "Taxation without Representation"
The Douglass Commonwealth would have how many voting representatives?
What is three
What three 'founding fathers' reached a "secret agreement" about where the Capital should be?
Who were Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison
Which DC ward bleeds into some parts of surburban Maryland
The last bill for DC statehood failed in congress when?
What is 1993
Who is responsible for Washington DC's budget
What is congress
CURRENTLY, what representation does DC have in congress?
What is one non-voting House of Representative member and two shadow senetors
The first constitutional convention took place in...
What is Philidelphia
What was DC supposed to be called according to the 1993 DC statehood bill?
What is New Columbia