L E A RN • L E N E P L R E N T U.S. Capitol Visitor CeNter ... · C T Quiz After watching the...
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U.S. Capitol Visitor CeNter
Middle School Video Tour
The U. S. Capitol is located in _____________________________________ and is
the building where _________________________________________________ .
The statue on top of the Dome of the Capitol is called _________________________
________________________________________________________________ .
The Constitution was ratified in the year _________________________. The new
government started in the year _________________________________________ .
The three branches of government are:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
The Constitution is divided into ________________________________ parts, called
________________________________________________________________ .
The section about Congress is _________________________________________ .
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QuizAfter watching the Middle School Video Tour, test your knowledge by answering the questions in this quiz.
The part of the Constitution about Congress lays out some of the rules for the House and the Senate. Fill in the table below.
HOUSE SENATE
The minimum age requirement for office is:
_____ years old _____ years old
Representatives and Senators are up for re-election every:
_____ years ______ years
The number of Representatives and Senators per state is:
The Member of the House of Representatives for my district is (You can look this up on
www.house.gov): ____________________________________________________
The Senators for my state are (You can look this up on www.senate.gov):
_______________________________ ______________________________
One of the men instrumental in establishing the Legislative Branch was
________________________________________________________________ .
He was from the state of _____________________________________________ .
His idea that the Constitutional Convention adopted is called:
_________________________________________________________ .
This painting is called The Apotheosis of
____________________________________________________ .
It was painted by an artist named ____________________________ .
Where is this painting located in the U.S. Capitol?
_____________________________________________________________
Here is a scene in the Apotheosis featuring Minerva, the Roman goddess of _________ .
The people on her left, and your right, are American inventors. Their names are:
_______________________________ ______________________________
_______________________________
The banner is in Latin and reads “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” What does that mean in English?
_________________________________________________________________
When Washington resigned his commission, he gave his military power back to
_________________________________
________________________________ .
Who does Congress represent?
_________________________________
_________________________________
Today, National Statuary Hall is filled with statues, but it used to be
_________________________________________________ .
Some issues discussed and debated in this room were
________________________________________________________________ .
________________________________________________________________ .
The Missouri Compromise kept a temporary peace by doing these three things:
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
In what year did Congress pass the Indian Removal Act? ___________. This law forced
Native Americans to move to _________________________________________ .
Congress also tried to keep the country out of a civil war by passing ______________
_________________________________________________________________
and the _________________________________________________________ .
Besides debates, the 1840s and 1850s were decades of expansion and technological advancement. These four things were invented or founded during this time period.
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________
When the old House of Representatives chamber became National Statuary Hall,
each state was asked to provide ______________ statues made of either
_____________________________ or _______________________________ .
Since the year 2000, states can _______________________________ their statues.
My state sent the statues of ____________________ and ____________________
to the U.S. Capitol.
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Want to learn more about the people and stories in the Middle School Video Tour? Much of the imagery chosen to tell the story of the U.S. Capitol can be viewed online.
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center www.visitthecapitol.gov
Architect of the Capitol www.aoc.gov www.aoc.gov/the-national-statuary-hall-collection
Senate www.senate.gov
House of Representatives www.house.gov www.history.house.gov
Library of Congress www.loc.gov
The National Archives www.archives.gov
Resources
All photos in the Middle School Video Tour Quiz are from the Architect of the Capitol unless otherwise noted.