Features
What was the white paint used to cover?
smoke damage
What was the White House originally called?
The presidents house
The _______ is a group of people who help the president make decisions
cabinet
What are the group of people who advise the president and help him make decisions?
the cabinet
Why are the fifty four rooms upstairs, off-limits to visitors?
Because they are for the president and his family an other workers.
Why did George Washington never live in the White House?
He died before it was built
_________ Madison was the first president to live in the White House
James
If the president doesn't like a bill he can _______ it.
Veto
True or False? The White House has a bowling alley and movie theater
True
Who burned down the White House? What year?
The British soldiers in 1812
The White House is the _________ public building
oldest
What happens if the president vetoes a bill?
it gets sent back to congress
What do we call the presidents wife?
First Lady
true or false The White house has 3 elevators?
True
The address to the White House is 1600 _(state)______ avenue
Pennsylvania
What did First Lady Dolly Madison saved during the fire?
a painting of George Washington
How many color rooms does the White House have? Name all three
3 colored rooms (red, blue, and green)
The White House is a ________ of the United States government. It is where the president ________ and _______.
symbol, lives and works
Name 2 things the president does in the White House
Meets with leaders of other countries
Signs Laws
Commander in Chief