GW
The first president of the United States who set the precedent for all other presidents was
George Washington
A preacher who rode on a planned route to preach in towns that had no preacher were called
a circuit-riding preacher
The two people who make up the executive branch are
the president and vice president
The head of the state government is
the governor
Our nation's capitol is
Washington, DC
Indians
an example
The branch that makes the laws is
the legislative branch
The head of the local government is
the mayor
The group of people that choose the president of the United states is
the electoral college
GW served this many terms as president
2
A plan for spending and saving money is called
budget
There are _________ supreme court justices (how many?)
9
A local government may have
a city council
Virginia and Maryland
Each term that GW served is _________ years long (and all other presidents have followed this too!)
4
Groups of people who try to gain power in government are called
political parties
Supreme court justices serve for this long
for life
Both state and local government have
courts
Federalists wanted the US to be strong in
trading and banking
GW nominated this person as the leader of the army
Anthony Wayne
The group of people who give advice to the president are called his
cabinet
The branch that makes the laws is
the judicial branch
The mayor of Columbia is
Barbara Buffaloe
This person did not believe in a national bank, and later became our 3rd president
Thomas Jefferson