This resource from Khan Academy provides foundational practice questions the roles and powers of the president. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...

A WebQuest on what the job as President of the United States involves. Each page has a question to answer, and a link to a site with information specific to that topic.

Find out about the importance of the vice presidential candidate in a presidential election, how this person is more than a running mate, the history of the office of the vice presidency, and the modern role of the VP.

Do you know who the 9th president of the United States was? Learn about William Henry Harrison biography and life story on this website?

Learn more about the 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, on this site.

A biography about James Buchanan who was the 15th president of the United States on this website.

A biography and life story of William Howard Taft who was the 27th president of the United States.

Find information about the 10th president of the United States on this site. Students can learn about John Tyler's biography and life story.

Learn about the 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson, on this website.

Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States and you can find his life story on this website.

Students will complete a double bubble thinking map by sorting facts that go with Washington, Lincoln or both. Also included in this plan is an art project, worksheets, and video of the lesson plan in action. Great activity to use after...

Transcript of Margaret Warner's interview with Stanley Kutler on his book, Abuse of Power, detailing the sections of the Nixon tapes which show the President's misuse of constitutional power, resulting in his impeachment. Insights into...

It is May 1812. America is on the brink of war and President James Madison is encouraging you to listen to different perspectives of possible outcomes. What do you think of the issues- and the decision to go to war? Listen and read about...

Read about Franklin Roosevelt's background, his political experience before he was elected president in 1932, and his actions to help the people of the United States in the grips of the Great Depression.

Read a portion of President Truman's diary where he reflected on his first meeting with Soviet Marshall Joseph Stalin just before the conference at Potsdam. In addition, there are photographs of Truman with Stalin and the desk Truman...

A transcripted story on the election of Vicente Fox. He was the first person who wasn't an Institutional Revolutionary Party member to be elected President of Mexico in seventy years.

A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...

Comprehensive facts about Bill Clinton and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.

Explore the presidential career of Theodore Roosevelt. Students will evaluate the reforms the 26th President of the United States activated, consider the issues then, and compare the issues with today and decide whether the reforms from...

Brief, but informative information on Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States.

Interview between President Aristide and journalist and author Amy Goodman where Aristide describes his ousting and the role the American Military played in this ouster.

The actual transcript of the verbal interactions between Saddam Hussein and the judge on July 1, 2004 at his first appearance in Court. He claims to be the president of Iraq.

This is the text, audio, and video [2:37] of President Ronald Reagan's tribute speech after the Space Shuttle "Challenger" tragedy on January 28, 1986. The crew of the Challenger Seven who died were Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith...

Young scholars use simple ratios to answer the following question: John, Marie, and Will all ran for 6th grade class president. The ratio of votes for John to votes for Will was two to one. Marie got exactly the average number of votes...