Martin Luther King, Jr.
Presidential Inauguration
The American President
Following Directions
The Executive Branch
100

By trade, MLK, Jr. was a member of this profession

Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA

100

This president is the only president to have taken the oath of office in two different cities

George Washington:  1789, New York City; 1793, Philadelphia

100

This American president served in Congress after his time in office and suffered a fatal stroke on the floor of the House Chamber


John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), 6th President

100

This is commonly regarded as the most important step in following directions

Do what you are asked to do

100

To be eligible for the office of President of the United States, a person must have reached this age

35 years old

200

His most famous, “I have a dream” speech was delivered on the steps of this D.C. memorial

The Lincoln Memorial

200

This American president was the first to be inaugurated in January

Franklin Roosevelt, 1937

200

This president was the first to be sworn in by his nickname


James Earl "Jimmy" Carter (1924-2024), 39th President

200

This might be the first step in disciplinary action for not following directions in the workplace

Verbal warning

200

True or false - the US President and Vice President can be from the same state

False

300

MLK, Jr. became the youngest person in history to be awarded this famous peace prize

Nobel Prize for Peace. MLK, Jr. was 35 years old in 1964

300

This American president walked to his inauguration from the boarding house in which he was staying as a statement of simplicity, contrary to the lavish parades thrown for others

Thomas Jefferson, 1801

300

This American president worked to save football from being banned in the United States.



Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President

300

This might be the second step for failing to follow directions in the workplace

Written reprimand

300

The position that is THIRD in line for the Presidency should something happen to both the President and Vice President

Speaker of the House of Representatives

400

In December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white person in Birmingham, AL. She was jailed for civil disobedience. MLK, Jr. would agree to lead the Birmingham Bus Boycott which lasted an astonishing _____ days.

385 days. In response, MLK, Jr. faced constant persecution: his home was bombed, he received countless death threats, and was jailed multiple times

400

31 days following his inauguration, this president died from pneumonia after giving a 2-hour address, without a coat, in freezing temperatures

    

William Henry Harrison, 1841

400

This many American presidents have worn a beard while serving in office


5 - Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, and Benjamin Harrison

400

This might be the thrid step for failing to follow a direction given by a supervisor

Dismissal

400

Name one of the other two branches of the government

Judicial, Legislative

500

MLK, Jr. was arrested this many times for acts of civil disobedience

29 times, never giving in to the violence or persecution that was used by many towards him and his followers

500

Today’s inauguration of Donald Trump is the expected to be the coldest since the inauguration of this American president

Ronald Regan, 1985

500

This American president was the only man to be elected twice as U.S. Vice President and twice as President of the United States


Richard Nixon (1913-1994), 37th President
Nixon served as Vice President to President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953-1961 and was elected President in both 1968 and 1972

500

True or false:  Listening is an implied skill in following directions

True

500

True or False - Each member of the American President's Cabinet must be confirmed by the Senate

True