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American Landmarks & Symbols
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Capitol Building
• This is where Congress meets to make laws.
Statue of Freedom on top of Capitol Building.
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House of Representatives
• The lower part of Congress.
• Has 435 members based on states’ population.
Where the H. of R. meets. It’s on the left side of the Capital Dome.
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Senate
• The upper part of Congress.
• Has 100 members (2 from each state)
Where the Senate meets. It’s to the right of the Capital Dome.
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The White House
• Where the President and his family lives.
• Address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
The front view of the White House.
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The White House
• President works in the Oval Office.
• All presidents except George Washington have been in White House.
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Supreme Court Building
• Highest court in the U.S.
• 9 Justices, including one chief justice, make up the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court Building
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More images from the Supreme Court Building. Top right: Equal Justice Under Law; Top left: Supreme Court and Contemplation of Justice. Bottom Right: Contemplation of Justice; Bottom left: Authority of Law.
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Symbols
• American Flag. Bald Eagle.
Great Seal. E pluribus unum is Latin for “out of many, one.”
The Liberty Bell.
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Do you know these famous American landmarks and symbols?•
This is the front (left) and rear (right) view of _______________.
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This is the front (left) and rear (right) view of INDEPENDENCE HALL.
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This is named after one of our first presidents. It is the _____________________.
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This is named after one of our first presidents. It is the JEFFERSON MEMORIAL.
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