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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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