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MATCH THE WHO WAS? PRESIDENTS! Draw a line to connect the correct Commander-in-Chief to each fun presidential fact!

A. B. 1. This president ran as a Republican candidate in 1860, dubbed “The Rail Candidate” because he had split rails as a boy.

2. After serving both his terms, this president sailed for England in 1877 to meet Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle. Franklin Roosevelt C. D. 3. This president taught classes on politics as a college professor at Wesleyan University before going on to become the 13th president of Princeton.

4. This president helped create five national parks and preserve 150 national forests across the United States. E. F. 5. Not only a former president of the United States, this president was also president of the Screen Actors Guild in Hollywood.

6. This president, while still in college, wrote the bestselling book, Why English Slept, making him an John F. Kennedy expert in world affairs. G. H. 7. This president was the Commanding General of the War of Independence, which lasted from 1775–1783.

8. Before attending Harvard School, this president was a community organizer in , Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson working with neighborhoods to fix problems. I. J. 9. This president invented the “cipher wheel” in order to keep his traveling messages private.

10. This president’s portrait is featured on the dime in memory of his work with The March of

Ulysses S. Grant Dimes for Polio research.

From ELECTION DAY MAD LIBS® • Copyright © 2020 by Penguin Random House LLC. What can a president do? TRUE FALSE 1. Sign bills from Congress into law 2. Veto (reject) a bill from Congress, although Congress can overrule the president’s veto 3. Make 4. Serve as Commander in Chief for the United States military 5. Nominate justices to the 6. Nominate members of the cabinet (advisors), such as Secretary of State 7. Fire senators or representatives 8. Change the Constitution 9. Deal with the leaders of other countries 10. Represent the American people all around the world 11. Declare a national emergency if citizens are in danger 12. Decide how to spend money collected in taxes 13. Run for a third term 14. Grant pardons if they feel someone was wrongfully convicted of a crime NOT A U.S. PRESIDENT? NOT A PROBLEM! Introducing the Who Was? Changemakers!

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