U.S. chapter 11

Question 1

president

Answer 1

head of government; has the power to see the nation’s laws are obeyed

Question 2

congress

Answer 2

part of government that has the power to make our country’s most important laws

Question 3

houses

Answer 3

the two groups that make up the congress: the senate and the house of representatives

Question 4

senate

Answer 4

house of congress with one hundred members: two senators from each state

Question 5

house of representatives

Answer 5

other house of congress; the number of representatives from each state is determined by the size of the state

Question 6

supreme court

Answer 6

highest court in the united states; its job is to judge whether the constitution has been obeyed

Question 7

republic

Answer 7

government run by representatives of the people

Question 8

inauguration day

Answer 8

day when a president of the united states takes the oath of office

Question 9

articles of confederation

Answer 9

the first plan of government the states agreed upon after the war of independence

Question 10

constitutional convention

Answer 10

meeting of representatives which created a new government for the united states of America

Question 11

James Madison

Answer 11

man who did the most work at the constitutional convention; later became the fourth president of the united states

Question 12

constitution of the united states

Answer 12

the new plan of government for our country after the articles of confederation failed; the plan of government still used in our country today

Question 13

bill of rights

Answer 13

a list o rights or freedom added to the constitution to protect the freedom of individuals and groups

Question 14

George Washington

Answer 14

first president of the united states

Question 15

john Adams

Answer 15

first vice president; later became the second president of the united states

Question 16

Benjamin Banneker

Answer 16

first black American to write a scientific book; helped to plan the city of Washington, D.C.

Question 17

Philadelphia

Answer 17

city were the constitutional convention was held

Question 18

New York

Answer 18

first capital of the united states

Question 19

mount vernon

Answer 19

George Washington’s home

Question 20

Washington, D.C.

Answer 20

capital of the united states

Question 21

1787

Answer 21

constitutional convention is held