Civics: judicial branch and nh ppt Flashcards
Nickname
Granite state
9 Justices
Chief: John Roberts Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor Elana Kagan
Motto
“Live free or die”- General John stark
Population
1.3 million
Rank in population
41
Area
Apr 9,000
Rank in area
46
State symbol
Old man of the mountain
State bird
Purple finch
State tree
White birch
State flower
Purple likac
State animal
Whitetail deer
State wildflower
Pink lady’s slipper
State fruit
Pumpkin
State freshwater fish
Brook trout
Number to ratify constitution
9th
Largest city
Manchester apr 110,000 pop.
Major industries
1 tourism as well as lumber, textile, paper
Current governor
Maggie Hanssan (D)
Current us senators
Jeanne shaheen (d) Kelly ayotte (r)
Current representatives
Carol Shea-porter (d-nh1) Ann Kuster (D-NH2)
List of counties
Belknap Carrol Cheshire Coos Graft on Hillsborough Merrimack Rockingham Strafford Sullivan
Top 5 populated cities
Manchester, Nashua, concord, Derry, Dover
River that divides nh and vt
Connecticut
State/provinces that border
Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Quebec
Original Capitol
Portsmouth