Basic Facts about the U.S. Every Grade School Kid Should Know LRC320 Final Project Informational PowerPoint Katelyn D’Orsi

The United States National Anthem Written By: Francis Scott Key Year: 1814 Originally written as a poem -CLICK ON LINK TO LISTEN (lyrics included)

Basic Facts Everyone Should Know: Colors: Red, white, and blue Fifty Stars on the Flag: each star represents one of the fifty states that makes up our nation Government: 2 political parties 1) Republicans2) Democrats Republicans: elephant animal symbol Democrats: donkey animal symbol Each state has a capital Each state has its own flower and animal Example: California- Flower=Poppy

First Ten Presidents 1)George Washington, )John Adams, )Thomas Jefferson, )James Madison, )James Monroe, )John Quincy Adams, )Andrew Jackson, )Martin Van Buren, )William Henry Harrison, )John Tyler,

Interesting Flag Facts: Stripes on the flag= white and red Red= blood of the soldiers White=purity 13 stripes on the flag=Original 13 colonies -Flag CAN NOT touch the ground, if it does it must be burned -Flag is raised in the morning and taken down at night -It is a felony to cut a real American flag

Current Government: President: Barack Obama Vice President: Joe Biden Speaker of the House: John Boehner Chief Justice: John Roberts Legislature: Upper House= Congress, Senate Lower House= House of Representatives