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GEOGRAPHICAL DEFINITIONS,
268. What is done there ?
A. Courts of justice are held there, and those who break
he laws are tried and punished.,
269. What is the capital of a State ?
A. The eity or town chosen for the meeting of the State
Legislature,
270. What do the capitals of States usually contain ?
A. 'The State House, State Prison, Governor’s residence,
and other offices connected with the government of the State,
271. In some states, the most important place in it is chosen for the
capital, without any regard to its position, as Boston, in Massachusetts,
In most instances, however, a central position is adopted.
272, What is the State House ?
A. The building where the Legislature of the State meets,
273. What is the Legislature of‘ a State?
A. A body composed of men who have power to make laws.
274. Who is the Governor of a State?
A. The person who executes the laws of the State,
275. What is the capital of the United States?
A. The city of Washington, the place adopted by the
American people for the annual meeting of the National
Congress,
276. After whom was it named?
A, General Washington,
277, What is the National Congress ?
A. An assembly composed of the Representatives elected
by the people.
A For what length of time are the Revresentatives elected by the
people.
A. The members of the Senate are elected for six years,
and those of the House of Representatives for two.
279. What two bodies does Congress comprise ?
74e Senate and the House of Representatives.
">. Nhat are the dutics of Congress ?
", make the laws *- ich the nation is governed.