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1. How many Presidents were killed while in office?
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 this 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?
d. The page says the salary excludes Perquisites. What are Perquisites?
TAI (think about it) - Name two "perks" the President receives.
4. What is the purpose of a Presidential Library? Who established the first one?
5. Who are the President's advisors?
6. There are 3 qualifications to be elected President of the United States of America. Write them.
7. Suppose you have Presidential powers in your classroom. The 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?
8. Which Presidents did not live in the White House?
9. You should know that the Vice President becomes the President should the President die in office or resign. But what happens if the Vice President cannot complete his/her term in office?
10. Abraham Lincoln wrote and edited his Gettysburg Address. Who writes the current U. S. President's speeches?
11. Did you know that two people served as President and Vice President, who were NOT elected to the office? I am not referring to the argument regarding David Atchison. Who became President, without being first elected to the VP post? Explain what happened that lead to the person becoming the President.
12. It has been over a century since the first woman ran for the Presidency of the USA. Who was she? How many decades ago did she run?
13. The Presidential Oath binds the president-elect to protect something. What must she/he protect?
14. When you are 18 years old, you will be permitted
to vote in elections in the U.S.
15. In 1782, a committee completed a Presidential Seal.
President Truman
made several changes to the seal.
Challenge: Do the Presidential Math project Extra: Fact Check - State of the Union or State of the State
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