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So You Want to Be President?

So You Want to Be President?. Vocabulary. The Constitution is… Sculpture or four presidents Document stating a system of laws. Answer. Document stating a system of laws. Vocabulary. Politics are… Ceremonies government. Answer. Government. Vocabulary. Howling is another word for…

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So You Want to Be President?

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  1. So You Want to Be President?

  2. Vocabulary • The Constitution is… • Sculpture or four presidents • Document stating a system of laws

  3. Answer Document stating a system of laws

  4. Vocabulary • Politics are… • Ceremonies • government

  5. Answer Government

  6. Vocabulary • Howling is another word for… • Celebrated • tremendous

  7. Answer Tremendous

  8. Vocabulary • Solemnly also means… • Seriously • Angrily

  9. Answer Seriously

  10. Vocabulary To have responsibility is to have… a. Decisions b. Duty

  11. Answer Duty

  12. Vocabulary To be vain is to… a. be jealous b. prideful

  13. Answer Prideful

  14. Vocabulary When a person is humble, they are… a. modest b. decorative c. sturdy

  15. Answer Modest

  16. Comprehension • One detail from the selection was “The President never has to take out the garbage.” Which main idea does this detail support? • There are good and bad things about being President. • Every Presidents has had brothers and sisters.

  17. Answer • There are good and bad things about being President.

  18. Comprehension • Which of the following was an opinion in this selection? • Theodore Roosevelt was president at age forty-two. • Benjamin Harrison was lucky to have grown up on a large farm. • James Polk and James Buchanan both had nine brothers and sisters.

  19. Answer Benjamin Harrison was lucky to have grown up on a large farm.

  20. Comprehension • What did Quentin Roosevelt do to cheer up his sick brother?

  21. Answer Rode his pony upstairs in the White House Elevator.

  22. Comprehension • Which of these was a main idea of this selection? • Some presidents preferred dogs • The Coolidge's had a pet raccoon. • All kinds of pets lived in the White House.

  23. Answer All kinds of pets lived in the White House.

  24. Comprehension • According to the selection, what did Presidents George Washington, Andrew Johnson, and Harry Truman have in common? • None of them went to college. • They were all lawyers. • None of them lived in the White House

  25. Answer None of them went to college.

  26. Comprehension • Which generalization is supported by details in the selection? • All presidents have enjoyed their job. • Only people with a lot of money have been President. • Being President has always been a lot of work.

  27. Answer Being President has always been a lot of work.

  28. Comprehension • Why did the author write this story?

  29. Answer To tell interesting facts about different Presidents.

  30. Comprehension • Which of the following was a main idea of the selection? • Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory • Most People become President to be famous. • People want to be President for different reasons.

  31. Answer • People want to be President for different reasons.

  32. Comprehension • Abraham Lincoln said, “I know very well that many others might in this matter as in others, do better than I can. “ From this quote, you can tell that Lincoln was probably… • Greedy • Curious • Impatient • humble

  33. Answer humble

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