Presidents

Presidents

PRESIDENTS players learn about and develop an understanding of the personalities, historical contexts, political decisions, and other events of the Presidents of the United States of America.

Players learn how presidents developed personally and professionally, how they reacted to or changed the times in which they served, what types of families they came from, and how they were affected by the political climate surrounding them. Players also learn about other major events that may have happened during a presidential term. They learn to assimilate all of these different facts into a unified whole for a better understanding of how the United States government has worked in different historical times.

Players on a team from a school spend a great deal of time studying together and exchanging ideas and notes as part of their learning experience. They also learn to use data to draw conclusions.

Elementary Division (grades 4-6) questions are composed with easier language than for the Middle Division (grades 7-8). At the Junior and Senior Divisions (grades 9-12), the historical and political events are more demanding, plus the players are expected to know how other major U.S. Leaders may have played a part in the events of an administration.

2009-2010 Elementary and Middle Divisions---Presidents 1-24 Junior and Senior Divisions---Presidents 1-44 Focus on Quotes of the Presidents and Presidential Firsts

Junior/Senior Divisions---U.S. Leaders in Presidential Clues 1-24 Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton John Jay John Marshall Daniel Webster Henry Clay William Lloyd Garrison