March Madness "The Presidency"

This tournament will include recent Presidents such as Obama, Clinton and Bush?

• True

• False

Our Founding Fathers developed a 3-branch political system that was entirely NOVEL. - What does Novel mean?

• tried and true

• new - never done before

• enforcing

• commanding

Following which war did the Founding Fathers develop this political system?

• Civil War

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• Spanish American War

Who did the Founding Fathers decide would be Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces?

• The President

• The Vice President

• The Secretary of War

• The Secretary of State

How long has the Governmental Structure of the United States been in place?

• 10 years

• 50 years

• 100 years

• more than 200 years

What was one of the most important thing James Monroe accomplished.

• The Parchment Papers

• Acquiring Alaska & Hawaii

• The Monroe Doctrine

Lincoln vs Monroe - who was president during the Civil War?

• Lincoln

• Monroe

• Washington

• Madison

Who would you choose Lincoln or Monroe? (no wrong answer)

• Lincoln

• Monroe

What should you use to make your choice in the 1st round?

• by reading an introduction and a short biography on his Presidency.

• by checking their style and choosing the president with the best style

• by how old they were when elected

• by how many terms they served

What we look at in the 2nd round? (4 match-up)

• How long each president served

• by looking at the positive & negative aspects of each presidency

• putting all names in a hat and pulling one out