1. 2009 Inauguration F. Matthews Abney Elementary

2. Who attends the inauguration? President-Elect Obama Vice-President-Elect Biden Chief Justice John Roberts President George W. Bush Members of the JCCIC (Joint Congressional Committee of Inaugural Ceremonies) American People President-Elect Obama Vice-President-Elect Biden Chief Justice John Roberts President George W. Bush Members of the JCCIC (Joint Congressional Committee of Inaugural Ceremonies) American People

3. Who speaks at the Inauguration? The Honorable Dianne FeinsteinCall to Order and Welcoming Remarks The Honorable Dianne Feinstein Dr. Rick WarrenInvocation Dr. Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA Musical Selection - Aretha Franklin Oath of Office Administered to Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. By Associate Justice of the Supreme Court The Honorable John Paul Stevens Musical Selection, John Williams; Itzhak Perlman, Violin; Yo- Yo Ma, Cello; Gabriela Montero, Piano; Anthony McGill, Clarinet

4. Oath of Office Administered to President-elect Barack H. Obama; By the Chief Justice of the United States; The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr. The President of the United States, The Honorable Barack H. Obama Elizabeth Alexander Inaugural Address The President of the United States, The Honorable Barack H. Obama Poem - Elizabeth Alexander The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Benediction - The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery The National Anthem The United States Navy Band "Sea Chanters"

5. When is the Inauguration? January 20 th Before 12:00 PM Noon EST

6. Where does the Inauguration take place? The Swearing-in ceremony takes place on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

7. What is an Inauguration? The swearing in of the new President of the United States.

8. What events take place during inauguration? Morning Worship Service Procession to the Capitol Vice President’s Swearing-In Ceremony President’s Swearing-In Ceremony Inaugural Address Departure of the Outgoing President Inaugural Luncheon Inaugural Parade Inaugural Ball http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/index.cfm

9. Why is this Inauguration important? Obama will be the first African-American President in the United States.

10. Why must the President-Elect take an Oath? Written in the Constitution. It is written in the Constitution

11. Why does the media televise the Inauguration? So that people all over the world can see it.

12. How is the President sworn in? When the president is sworn in he puts his left hand on the Bible and raises his right hand. The Chief Justice gives the oath of office to the new president.