OUR COUNTRY

TODAYUNIT 4

LESSONS 3&4

Federal Government

LESSON 3

The capital of our country is Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. is named after George Washington, our country’s first president.

Our country’s government is in Washington D.C.

The United States government has 3 parts, or branches. Legislative branch of government Executive branch of government Judicial branch of government

Legislative Branch

CongressWrites and votes on laws for all of our states.

House of Representatives

Senate 2 representatives for each state 100 members called senators

number based on states population

435 members called representatives

Capitol Building

Executive Branch

President Most important leader of our country. Signs laws and works with leaders from

other countries. Lives and works in the White House.

White House

Judicial Branch

9 Judges called justices decide if laws are fair decide if laws have been broken meet and work in the Supreme Court

BuildingSupreme Court

Building

A Trip to

Washington D.C.

Pack your suitcases…. We

are going to Washington D.C.

I hope your seatbelts are buckled, because we’re taking off!

Let’s discuss a few facts about Washington D.C. before we arrive.

This city is important because it is the capital of the United States.

Our country’s government is in Washington D.C.

It is named after George Washington, our first president, and Christopher Columbus.

We are here….let’s visit some sights.

Let’s begin with some monuments.

A monument is a building or statue that honors a person or thing that happened.

Here is our first monument….

The Washington Monument

This monument honors George Washington.

It stands 555 feet tall.

When at the top, you can see across the entire city.

The Lincoln MemorialThe Lincoln Memorial was built to honor Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president.

He is also honored because he worked to end slavery in the United States.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

This monument honors the people who fought for our country during the Vietnam War.

This monument has the names of all Americans who died in the Vietnam War.

It is 246 feet long.

Now let’s visit some buildings in Washington

D.C.

How is the Tour so far????

The White HouseFront View Back View

Entrance Hall The East RoomThe Blue Room

WHITE HOUSE FACTSThe White House is where the president lives and works.

George Washington oversaw the construction of the White House, but he was the only president never to live in it.

The White House has…. 132 rooms 28 fireplaces tennis court35 bathrooms 8 staircases jogging trackhas 6 levels 3 elevators swimming pool412 doors 5 full time chefs movie theater147 windows bowling lane

The Capitol BuildingThis is a building

where Congress meets to make our country’s laws.

Supreme Court BuildingThis is the building where the

Supreme Court works and meets.

Here are 3 things that ARE NOT in Washington D.C., but are symbols for our country.

• Mount Rushmore (South Dakota)• Statue of Liberty (New York)• Liberty Bell (Pennsylvania)

God Bless America!

The Land of Freedom

LESSON 5

In our country, the United States of America, freedom is a right of every citizen.

The Bill of Rights is a list of freedoms for all Americans.

The Bill of Rights is part of our country’s Constitution.

Bill of Rights

Constitution

The American FlagThe American flag is a symbol for our

country.

Our flag also has symbols on it.

The 50 stars symbolize our country’s states.

The 13 stripes symbolize the first colonies of our country.

Colors of the FlagRed stands for courage

White stands for liberty

Blue stands for justice

Pledge of Allegiance

We say the pledge to honor the flag and our country.

We should always show respect to the American flag.