Presidential requirements and Interesting Facts about the United States Presidents

5th Grade U.S History

By: Alexandra Keller

The Presidents of the United

States

OverviewO In this activity you will learn the

requirements to become the United States President. You will also learn interesting facts about the different presidents.

O At the end of the activity, take the quiz to show that you understand what you need to do to become the next United States President!

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Requirements to Become United States President

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Citizen RequirementsO To become the U.S. President the

person must be a natural-born citizen.

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Age Requirement

O To become the United States President, the person must be 35 years of age.

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Resident RequirementO To become the United States

President, the person must be a resident of the United States for 14 consecutive years.

Presidential TermO One term is 4 years. O A United States President can serve

for 1 or 2 terms. After the first term, the President must be re-elected.

Franklin D Roosevelt has been the only President to serve for 4 terms!

Did you

know?

Presidential PowerO United States President is head of:

O State O Government

O Leads: O Executive branch O Federal government O Commander-in-chief of the United

States Armed Forces

Review

Requirements to Become United States President

O Refer Home if you need additional help

O Click START when ready

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Practice Question #1

Mr. Jankowski was born in Africa, but moved to America 12 years ago.

O Can Mr. Jankowski become the United States President?

YES NO

CORRECT!

Keep it up!

The United States President must be a natural-born citizen.

Not Quite!

Click back to try again. Refer back to the Requirements if you

need a refresher.

HINT: Can the United States President be born in Africa?

Practice Question #2

Jill wants to become the United States President. She has lived in the U.S. for

10 years.

O Can Jill become President?

Yes No

CORRECT!

Keep it up!

The U.S President must have lived in the U.S. for 14 years.

Not Quite!

Click back to try again. Refer back to the Requirements if you

need a refresher.

HINT: How many years must a person live in the U.S. before becoming

President?

Practice Question #3

Mr. Sime is the United States President. He CANNOT remember if he is head of State, Head of Government, or both.

Is President Sime head of:

State Government Both

Correct!

Keep it up!

The U.S. President is head of State AND Government.

Not Quite!

Click back to try again. Refer back to the Requirements if you

need a refresher.

HINT: What ARE the U.S. President's Powers?

Not Quite!

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need a refresher.

HINT: What ARE the U.S. President's Powers?

Interesting Presidential Facts

Number of United States Presidents

O There have been 44 U.S. Presidents

O Try to think of as many as you can. O How many did you think of?

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Fun Fact: White HouseO There are 132 rooms in the White

House!

Congress

O Presidents do NOT have to serve in Congress before becoming the United States.

O Considered “Washington Outsiders”

18 Presidents NEVER served in Congress

O Washington O J. Adams O Jefferson

O TaylorO Grant O Arthur

O Cleveland O T. Roosevelt

O Taft

O WilsonO CoolidgeO Hoover

O F. RooseveltO Eisenhower

O Carter O Reagan O Clinton

O G. W. Bush.

Vice Presidency

O Presidents do NOT have to be the Vice President of the U.S. before

becoming the President.

14 Presidents WERE Vice President before becoming President.

O J. Adams O Jefferson

O Van Buren O Tyler

O Fillmore O A. Johnson

O Arthur O T. Roosevelt

O CoolidgeO Truman O Nixon

O L. Johnson O Ford

O George Bush

Past Schooling of Presidents

O 8 Presidents NEVER attended college.

O 7 Presidents attended Harvard!

NO School Vs.

Ages of U.S. Presidents O Oldest (inaugurated) = Reagan (age

69)O Youngest (inaugurated) = Kennedy

(age 43)

O Other U.S. Presidents:

Washington

57 64

G.W. Bush

T. Roosevelt

42 52

Lincoln

Review

Interesting Presidential Facts

O Refer Home if you need additional help

O Click START when ready

United

StatesPresidents

Practice Question #1O What degree of schooling must a

person have before becoming U.S. President?

None H.S Diploma College Diploma

Correct!

Keep it up!

It doesn’t matter the amount of schooling a President completes, but most Presidents have at least a H.S.

Diploma.

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Presidential Facts if you need a refresher.

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Presidential Facts if you need a refresher.

Practice Question #2

Must the U.S President serve as Vice President before becoming President?

Yes No

CORRECT!

Keep it up!The United States President does NOT

have to be a Vice President before becoming President.

Not Quite!

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Presidential Facts if you need a refresher.

Practice Question #3

Does a person need to serve in Congress before becoming the United

States President?

Yes No

CORRECT!

Keep it up!

A person does NOT need to serve in the congress before becoming

President.

Not Quite!

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Presidential Facts if you need a refresher.

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O Read each scenarioO Answer question

O Click if you need more review before starting the Quiz.

GOOD LUCK!

Question #1

Mrs. Walter is thinking about becoming the United States President. She has

lived in the U.S. since 1997.

O Can Mrs. Walter become the U.S. President?

YES NO

Correct!

GOOD WORK!

The U.S. President must have lived in the United States for 14 years before

being elected President.

2012-14=1998

Not Quite!

Think about the Presidential Requirements and how many years the person must live in the United States

before becoming President.

Subtract 14 from the current year.Try again.

Question #2

The President of the United States, Barrack Obama was never the Vice

President of the United States.

O Can he still be the U.S. President?

Yes No

Correct!

Good Work!

Obama doesn’t have to go to school, be in congress, or be Vice President

before becoming United States President.

Not Quite!

List Presidents that you remember and try to think of whether or not they

were V.P. before becoming President.

Try again.

Question #3

Mr. Smith is 41 years old and wants to become the United States President.

O Can Mr. Smith become the United States president? Yes No

Correct!

Good Work!

Mr. Smith could have become the U.S. President 6 years ago.

41-35=6

Not Quite!

Try to think of the age requirement one must be to become the President.

Then subtract that number from Mr. Smith’s current age.

Try again.

Question #4

Mrs. Baker has never served in the Congress, but wants to campaign to

become the U.S. President. She is also a woman.

O Can Mrs. Baker still run to become the U.S. President?

Yes No

Correct!

Good Work!

Serving in the Congress is NOT a requirement to become the President.

Not Quite!

Try to think of the different requirements of becoming the U.S. President. Is serving in Congress before becoming the President a

MUST?

Try again.

Question #5

Mr. Brown has been the President for 3 years.

O Is he in his 1st or 2nd term?

1st 2nd

Correct!

Good Work!

The United States President can serve for TWO terms which are FOUR years

each.

1 term = 4 years

Not Quite!

Try to think of how many years are in one term. Then think of how many

terms a President can serve.

Try again.

Completed!

Congrats you have completed the activity!

You are now on your way to becoming the next United States President.

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