Government
Who?
What?
True or false?
War and more
100

How many members are on the supreme court?

9

100

Who was the first family to live in the president's mansion?

John Adam's family

100

The branch of government that enforces the law is called...

executive branch

100

There are 9 members of the supreme court.

True

100

This branch of the government makes the laws.

legislative

200

How many branches does the United States government have?

3

200

Dolley Madison saved a portrait of whom from the fire?

George Washington

200

What did Benjamin Banneker invent to help plants grow?

irrigation system

200

John Quincy Adams was the nephew of of John Adams.

False- son

200

What war began because Britain tried to keep America from trading with other countries?

War of 1812

300

Which branch of the government interprets the law?

judicial

300

Who lives in the white house?

the president and his family

300

What was the first capital of America?

New York City, New York

300

Georgia is between Mississippi and South Carolina.

False- Alabama and South Carolina

300

This forced colonist to pay taxes on important papers.

The stamp act

400

Who is the head of the executive branch?

president

400

What is the wife of the president called?

first lady

400

What was John Adam's most important case as a lawyer?

the Boston Massacre
400

Benjamin Franklin helped survey the city of Washington, D.C.

False- Benjamin Banneker

400

Who wrote the United States National Anthem?

Francis Scott Key

500

Name the branches of the government.

legislative

executive

judicial

500

What land did Benjamin Banneker help survey?

Washington, D.C.

500

Name two cities that were America's capital

New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.

500

The national anthem of the United States was written by Thomas Jefferson.

False- Francis Scott Key

500

The famous song written during the Battle of Fort McHenry, that became the national anthem.

"The Star-Spangled Banner"