Brookhaven High School

Presidential Profile Requirements

 President’s Name

The ordinal number President of the United States of America

Years of Term

1.                 Date of Birth:

2.                 Place of Birth:

3.                 Date of Death and Cause:

4.                 Family Facts:

5.                 Education:

6.                 Career Before the Presidency:

7.                 Election as President

Year:

Number of Terms:

Electoral Votes:

8.                 Political Party:

9.                 Vice President:

10. Presidential Cabinet

      11. Five major events during the President’s term of office

12. Accomplishments as President:

13. Failures:

14. Skills and Qualities that made him an effective President:

15. Historical Role:

16. Quote/Line/Statement He Said:

17. One “fun” fact:

18. Paragraph stating your opinion on the president:

Presidential Profile Requirements

o                  You must profile 3 United State Presidents

o                  All information must be typed (unless approved before due date)

o                  All categories on the following page must be completed for each of

the three Presidents you are profiling.  (Be sure to keep the numbers and

topics/subtopics too) Follow the format given!

o                  Opinion Paragraph- Explain your perspective on the President as being

successful or unsuccessful while in office.

o                  12 Font type.  Double space between each category.  If information

within a category wraps around single space the remaining lines.

o                  All sources must be listed on a Reference Page Use __________ format.

(Only one reference page for all three Presidents)

o                  You must use no less than 3 sources for each president.  You may site

one internet source for each President.  All other sources must come from

books, periodicals, etc.

o                  Include a cover page:  Center the following information:  Name, Due

Date, Class Period

o                  You must include a map of the United States of America identifying

all the significant places (5) mentioned for each President.  (3 maps total)

o                  In order to be graded the three profiles, cover page, reference page

and maps must be submitted on or before the due date in a plastic portfolio.

o                  NO LATE PROFILES WILL BE ACCEPTED!   No partial scores will be given.

This is an all or nothing assignment.

ESSAY

Of the three presidents that you profiled, select the one that you found to

be the most interesting.  This is not limited to the President who was the

most popular, the President who is viewed as being the most effective or the

president with the greatest accomplishments while in office.  However, this

is your opinion, but must be supported with information sited in and from

your sources.

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