DIRECTIONS : In chapter we will be learning about the President of the United States. Over the next two class periods you will be completing this “Presidential Web Quest” in order to learn more about what it’s like to be the chief executive (among other things!). Use the links provided to help you along. Also feel free to explore other appropriate web sites. You will type, or copy/paste the required information right onto this document. PLEASE take up as little space as possible. When you are finished print a copy and staple the pages.
: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0875856.html
. http://www.collegesavings.org/whySaveForCollege.aspx#educationPays .
1.
What it the annual salary for the:
President:
Vice President:
Average college graduate (associates degree):
Average high school graduate (no college degree):
2.
Take the interactive tour: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/interactive-tour . a.
Where is the oval office located? b.
Where is the green room located?
1.
The green floor was added during whose administration? c.
The “Resolute Desk” http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/furnishings/resolute-desk.htm
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1.
Where is the desk located today?
2.
What is it made out of?
3.
Who gave it as a gift?
4.
Include a picture (SMALL) of the desk, with JFK junior peeking through:
http://www.secretservice.gov/press/GPA02-09_Limo.pdf
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3.
What type of car is the 2009 Presidential limo?
4.
Who was the first President to ride in it?

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/seven-roles-one-president .
5.
Describe each Presidential role: (Don’t copy and paste!!) a.
Chief executive: b.
Chief administrator: c.
Commander in chief: d.
Foreign policy leader: e.
Chief agenda setter: f.
Chief of state: g.
Party leader: h.
Chief citizen:
6.
Who was the 38 th governor of the most populated state in the United States? (Hint: He’s famous and you probably know him as something other than a politician.) a.
Why can’t he ever become the president of the United States?
7.
How many terms/years is a U.S President constitutionally allowed to serve? a.
What President exceeded this limit?
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101032.html
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8.
List the first 4 individuals (and their positions) that are in line for the presidency.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20271921,00.html
9.
What type of pet does Obama have in the White House, and what is his name?
: Who said it and why? (Hint: use an internet search engine.)
1.
"For years politicians have promised the moon, I'm the first one to be able to deliver it."

2.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free."
3.
"God gave us Lincoln and liberty. Let's fight for both. "
4.
"A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user."
5.
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."