President's Day Worksheets

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This day celebrate those that have served as the President of the United States (POTUS). This is a federal holiday that is observed on the third Monday of February. Originally this holiday was known as “Washington's Birthday” in honor of the first President George Washington. Washington was the first American president and is seen as the father of the United States. This is an extensive collection of worksheets to help students learn more about various presidents.

Grammar Worksheets:

Simple Subjects and Predicates - I would use a pencil here. You will underline simple subjects and cross out the predicate in each of these sentences.

Mad Libs - Fill in the blanks with the appropriate type of word as indicated under the blank to complete your own Presidential silly story.

Homophones - What word properly completes each sentence? Homophones are words that sound the same, but are usually spelled differently and mean different things. They are words like hear and here.

Reading Comprehension Worksheets:

Abraham Lincoln - Thought of as one of the most significant Presidents of all time. People often confuse his timing, he was the 16th in line. This is a reading passage with highlighted interesting facts about his life.

George Washington - Watch your Cherry Trees around old Georgie. He had quite the life. Revolutionary war commander, presided over the constitutional creation, and unanimously elected.

Becoming the President - Read about the qualifications and jobs that you must do in order to become President.

Mount Rushmore - Learn about this amazingly large sculpture and answer the questions that follow.

Facts about the White House - The original White House was burned to the ground by the British in August 1814.

Puzzle Worksheets:

Lost in the White House! - This is probably what every new President goes through. He needs to find his way out so he can get on Airforce One. Can you help him find his way out?

Word Search - President's Day is a day to honor the presidents of our past. Two of the main presidents we look at on this day are Lincoln and Washington. Can you find all of the words in the puzzle?

Cryptogram - Use the code below to decipher these very presidential quotes. One from Abe and another from Georgie.

Crossword Puzzle - Many of the terms that are found in here are related to forming of a nation and the perseverance of the States of the Union.

Writing Worksheets:

If I Were the President - Would you make any major changes to the country? Write five things you would do or change, if you were given the opportunity.

A Letter to the President - Being the President of the United States is a very difficult job. Making a whole nation is practically impossible.

If You Could Choose the President - If you could choose anyone in the world to be president who would it be?

How do you become President of the United States?


Here are some basic steps that you will have to take to become the president of the United States.


Prove You Are Natural Born American Citizen

This is the requirement of the constitution. You cannot become the president of the United States if you do not have American citizenship. You have to prove that both or one of your parents is a natural-born American.


Turn 35

According to the constitution, you cannot become the president of the United States unless you turn 35. Most men entering the oval office are above 55.


Live In the United States For 14 Consecutive Year

There is a residency requirement according to article 2 of the constitution. You have to be living in the United States of America for 14 consecutive years to be eligible to run for president ship. It should also be kept in mind that you should not have participated in any rebellions against the state in your previous years.


Get Education

Education is very important if you want to become the president of the United States. You will have to get a lot of education. Although there are no restrictions or laws regarding any specific field of education, however, most of the previous presidents had degrees in law, political science, economics, sociology, and other such fields.


Seek A Political Career

This is also not a rigid requirement. However, this can help you a lot. Most of the presidents started with smaller political careers. You can run for mayor, governor, or senator to gain the experience of political life.


Register For FEC

You will have to register for federal election commission if you want to run for elections any time soon.


Raise Money

You will have to raise money as the presidential campaigns require a great deal of money. You will have to contact donors or arrange fundraising strategies.


Appeal To Average Americans

To become the president, you will have to impress the voters. You will have to appeal to the average Americans that you are worthy of their vote.


Run In General Elections

You will have to run in the general elections to gain votes from the public.


Stick To Your Views

When you are running for the president ship and if you succeed at that, you will have to stick to your promises for the betterment of the United States.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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