He is head of state, Commander-in-chief, and the country’s top legislator. The President of the United States has arguably the toughest job in America, and it turns out, the most deadly.
Statistically, the US presidency is more dangerous than law enforcement, construction, space exploration, and mining. 20% of presidents have died in office, 20% were targets of assassination attempts, and 10% were assassinated. Two thirds of us presidents have died before reaching their life expectancies. |
Research:
Pick one of the following assassinated/attempted assassinated American presidents:
Then do the following research assignments:
- Abraham Lincoln
- J.F. Kennedy
- William McKinley
- James A. Garfield
- Ronald Reagan
- Theodor Roosevelt
- Barack Obama 2011–2012
Then do the following research assignments:
- When and where was the president born?
- When and for how long did his presidency last?
- How was he assassinated/attempted assassinated?
- When and where was the assassin born?
- Is there a reason/motive for the assassination/assassination attempt?
- Was the assassin caught and punished? How?
- How and where did the assassination take place?