The Executive Branch -- The President

American Presidency Game Show Quiz
http://www.surfnetkids.com/quiz/president/
Remember the achievements and roles of some of America’s presidents by taking this game show quiz.

The American President Virtual Field Trip
http://www.field-trips.org/tours/ss/prez/_tourlaunch1.htm
Learn about the American President, see samples of the presidents' handwriting, and hear clips of presidents' voices.

Congress - President Keeping the Balance
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/5.htm
Information and questions about Congress and the power of the President.

Dancing Bush -- (Just for Fun!)
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/executivebranch/
dancingbush.htm
President Bush struts his stuff on the dance floor as he gets down and boogies.

Presidential Election
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/
presidentialelection/
An original animated movie that explains presidential elections in avoice and visual style that is accessible, educational, and entertaining for both children and adults. At the end, you can choose to watch the movie again, take an online quiz, or learn about the electoral college. Note: You must register to enter a username and password to the site.

The Executive Branch
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/16.htm
Information and tasks about the executive branch.

Government Puzzle
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/25.htm
Crossword puzzle

Kids Views - If I Were President (Walnut Heights Elementary) http://www.wh.wcsd.k12.ca.us/wagnerpresident/presidentmain.htm
Reports of 20 students in second or third grade on what they would do if they were the President of the United States.

Political Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/polisci/patterson/
olc/stu/graphics/xwords/xword07.html
Crossword Puzzle

Political Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/polisci/patterson/
olc/stu/graphics/sims/sim07.htm
Redistricting simulation

Political Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/polisci/patterson/ olc/stu/sa07.htm
Self-assessment multiple-choice and true/false quizzes

Lesson Plan - Portraits of Power: American Presidents
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/
portraitsOfPower/
Discuss the role of the presidency in the United States. Consider the people's relationship to the presidency, referring to evidence in the program. Write an essay describing the presidency, the people's relationship to it, and why presidential decisions can result in strong reactions.

President for a Day
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/presforaday/index.html
What would it be like to be President for a day? Try it out at this Web site from the PBS Democracy Project and see if it's a job you would like.

Lesson Plan - Presidential Speeches
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/activities/
presidentialspeeches/
Listen to and analyze a presidential speech in order to understand the principles held by the president and the historical context in which the speech was made; prepare and hold a campaign and reelection simulation involving the featured presidents to compare leadership qualities; research and collect historical information surrounding each featured president and play a trivia game based on this information.

Rags to Riches - Electing the President http://www.quia.com/rr/4795.html

What a President Can Do and Can't Do
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/17.htm
Information about the powers of the President.

Quiz - What's Your Constitution IQ? (10 Question Quiz)
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/quiz.htm
Multiple-choice tests with specific questions related to the President and other related topics.

Quiz - What's Your Constitution IQ? (50 Question Expert Quiz #1)
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/50QTest1.htm
Multiple-choice tests with specific questions related to the President and other related topics.

Quiz - What's Your Constitution IQ? (50 Question Expert Quiz #2)
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/50QTest2.htm
Multiple-choice tests with specific questions related to the President and other related topics.

Who Is That?
http://www.funbrain.com/who/index.html
You will be shown a portrait of a president with a clue. For each screen, identify the correct president and click on their name.

Quiz -- Who's Who and What's What -- Presidential Slogans http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/quiz/presslogans.html
See what you know about the Presidents of the United States. Take this online quiz about presidential slogans.

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