Who Should Be President

Who Should Be President? Activity Review all of the following information. After reviewing the information, answer the questions at the end on a separate sheet. All are real Americans from yesterday and today. Candidate 1: College Attended: Harvard & Columbia Universities Religion: Protestant Married: 27 years Age: 50 Children: 6 Career: Farmer, Lawyer, State Senator, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Governor, Vice Presidential Candidate Candidate 2: College Attended: None Religion: Protestant Married: First spouse, 5 years until her death; Second spouse, 1 year Age: 38 Children: 3 by first marriage Career: Investor, Pharmacist, Brigadier General in the Army, Bookshop owner Candidate 3: College Attended: Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, University of Pennsylvania, Boston University, Harvard University, Central State College, Morgan State College Religion: Protestant Married: 15 years Age: 37 Children: 4 Career: Minister, Harvard Professor, Nobel Peace Prize winner, NAACP President, Time Man of the Year Candidate 4: College Attended: None Religion: Unspecified Married: 38 years Age: 62 Children: None Career: Farmer, Lawyer, Land Investor, US Representative to Congress, US Senator, Federal District Judge, US Army Veteran Candidate 5: College Attended: Columbia University Religion: Unspecified Married: 24 years Age: 47 Children: 8 Career: Author, Lawyer, Secretary of the Treasury, US Representative to Congress, Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Candidate 6: College Attended: None Religion: Protestant Married: 27 years Age: 65 Children: 6 Career: Teacher, Journalist, Labor Union member, US Delegate to the UN, Chairman of the UN Commission on Human Rights, Noted Public Speaker, Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Candidate 7: College Attended: University of Alabama Religion: Protestant Married: First spouse, 26 years until her death; Second spouse, 3 years Age: 55 Children: 4 Career: Lawyer, State legislator, Governor, Presidential Candidate, US Army veteran, Assistant State Attorney General, Federal District Judge, Noted Public Speaker Candidate 8: College Attended: None Religion: Unspecified Married: 19 years Age: 51 Children: 4 Career: Lawyer, State Legislator, Postmaster, US Representative to Congress, Captain in the Army, Businessman, Noted Public Speaker Candidate 9: College Attended: Yale University Religion: Protestant Married: 46 years Age: 67 Children: 5 Career: Vice President, Businessman, Head of the CIA, Ambassador to the UN, and World War II Naval Pilot, US Senator Candidate 10: College Attended: Georgetown & Oxford Universities Religion: Protestant Married: 16 years Age: 46 Children: 1 Career: Lawyer, Governor, Rhodes Scholar

Rank the candidates from best to least. Who do you feel is most qualified to be President? Explain your answer. Who do you feel is the least qualified to be President? Explain your answer. Is this a good way to choose a president? Why or why not?