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How often is the presidential

election held in the United States?

Every 4 Years

What is the name of the President’s private airplane?

Air Force One

What famous speech does the President deliver each January?

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State of the Union

What famous document lists

the duties of the President?

The Constitution

What branch of government does

the President represent?

Executive

In 1791, this President helped select the site for

our nation’s capital.

George Washington

Herbert Hoover was President at the beginning of this economic

crisis.

The Great Depression

Which President was the first to wear a beard in

office?

Abraham Lincoln

Four Presidential faces are carved

on Mount Rushmore.

Name 2.

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Theodore Roosevelt

Which U.S. President was

disabled due to contracting the

Polio virus?

Franklin Roosevelt

What is the name given to the

security officers at the White

House?

The Secret Service

The garden which can be seen from the President’s office is named after this flower.

rose

What geometric shape is part of the name of the

President’s office?

oval

On what street is the White House

located?

Pennsylvania Avenue

What vehicle often lands on the lawn around the White House?

helicopter

Which President is pictured on the

Penny?

Abraham Lincoln

Which building is pictured on the

back of a $20 bill?

The White House

Thomas Jefferson is pictured on this

unusual bill we don’t see that

often.

$2

How many Presidential Dollar

Coins are being minted each year?

4

Which president is pictured on the half dollar coin?

John F. Kennedy

Which recent President is the son of a former

President?

George W. Bush

Which President resigned from

office following the Watergate

Scandal?

Richard Nixon

Which recent President was

born in Georgia?

Jimmy Carter

Which U.S. President was a Hollywood actor before becoming

President?

Ronald Reagan

Which recent president shook

hands withPresident Kennedy

as a teenager?

Bill Clinton

What state did Barack Obama represent as a

Senator?

Illinois

What sporting area has Barack Obama said he will bring to the White House?

A basketball court

In what state was Barack Obama

born?

Hawaii

What office did Barack Obama

hold before being elected

President?

Senator

In what year will Barack Obama be up for reelection?

2012

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Joe Biden is our new Vice-President. What

state has he represented in the Senate for the past

36 years?

Delaware

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Reflection for Use of this PowerPoint Document 

My first period class is what is termed by the school as ELT or Extended Learning Time. I teach social studies ELT and did for this past year. The class consisted of those students, based on CRCT math and reading scores, which did not necessarily need extra help with those areas. This past year I used this form of PowerPoint to discuss the social studies current affairs that was happening at the time. This Jeopardy game was useful in covering the presidential election that was the forefront of news coverage. This type of game is useful for not only the learning that is involved, but also for the students to work and discuss together ideas to come to the collective answer. The students were not able to pick their own groups, but were placed in groups so that everyone would benefit.

It might be hard to use this exact PowerPoint next year in that the election would not be a current affair, but it still might benefit the students’ understanding various topics they may have heard during the election coverage. To change the “answers” as Jeopardy calls them, and alter information presented would be a simple and useful task. I would not have to create a new PowerPoint Jeopardy game to explore new current affairs topics, but instead replace the information on the slides and then save as a new PowerPoint game.