Presidential Facts

Please answer the following questions on your own sheet of paper.

Turn in when you are finished.

USE THE LINKS LISTED TO FIND THE INFORMATION.


1. How many Presidents have been killed while in office? Name them.


2. William Howard Taft said the position he held after the Presidency was his greatest honor.
What was that position?


3. The President's salary is set by Congress. Use the info in the linked chart to answer the following inquiries.

a. In what year(s) did the Vice President get a raise, but the President did not?



b. What was the longest period of time without a Presidential pay raise?



c. How much more is the current President being paid than George Washington earned?


4. The President is part of the Executive branch. Who are the President's advisors?


5. Article II of the US Constitution sets out the qualifications and powers of the executive.
There are 3 qualifications to be elected President of the United States of America. Interactive Constitution

a. Write them.





6. Suppose you have Presidential powers in your classroom. Your teacher makes a rule (law) that you do not like.

You could elect to veto it. What is a veto?


What two "Presidential" ways can you veto the law?



7. Which Presidents did not live in the White House?


8. You should know that the Vice President becomes the President if the President dies in office or resigns.
But what happens if the Vice President cannot complete his/her term in office?



9. Did you know that two people served as President and Vice President, who were NOT elected to the office?


Who became President, without being elected to the post and without being first elected to the Vice Presidency?
Explain what happened that lead to the person becoming the President.


10. The Presidential Oath binds the president-elect to protect something.

What must the President protect?


11. When you are 18 years old, you will be permitted to vote in elections in the United States.
But you will not actually elect the president. Who does?


12. In 1782, a committee completed a Presidential Seal. President Truman made several changes to the seal.
Do you agree with or take exception to his rationales for the changes?

Executive Command

In this game you will take action as the President of the United States.  Complete the day-to-day responsibilities of the President and see if you can make it as Commander in Chief.

http://www.icivics.org/games/executive-command

Win the White House

Go to the following link and play through the game.  The goal is to fight through the different stages of an election and win the presidency.

http://www.icivics.org/games/win-white-house

Good luck!