1. Homework: Read/OL 10.1 for Monday FrontPage: OL on your desk. What do you think makes a great team captain? Why?

2. Chapter 8, Section 1

3.  Honesty?  Fidelity (loyalty; not cheating on a spouse)?  Intelligence? (do you need to know the names of all national leaders in the world?)  Business experience?

4.  “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”  “Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.”  “Being president is like being an idiot in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.”  "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.”

5. What are the “formal”, Constitutional requirements for becoming President? What are some of the “informal” requirements, or qualities, that are helpful in becoming president? What are some of the common characteristics of past presidents?

6.  26 Presidents had previously been lawyers  22 Presidents had previous military experience; 9 were Generals in the US Army [1] [1]  18 Presidents previously served as U.S. Representatives  17 Presidents previously served as state Governors;  9 of 17 were Governors immediately before election as President.  16 Presidents previously served as U.S. Senators;  14 Presidents previously served as Vice-President.  All except Nixon were VP immediately before election as President; 9 of the 14 succeeded to the Presidency because of the death or resignation of the elected President; 5 of those 9 were not re-elected.  8 Presidents were out of office (for at least one year) immediately before election as President.  8 Presidents previously served as Cabinet Secretaries;  7 Presidents came from the state of Ohio; 6 from New York; 5 from Virginia (5 of the first 10, but none since).  Presidents have come from 19 different states.

7. PresidentPrevious Experience ObamaSenator (Illinois), State Rep, Lawyer, Professor Bush (younger)Governor (Texas), Businessman, Military ClintonGovernor (Arkansas), Lawyer Bush (elder)VP, Head CIA, US Rep (Texas) ReaganGovernor (California), Actor CarterGovernor (Georgia), State Rep FordVP, US Rep (Michigan), Lawyer NixonVP, Senator (California), US Rep JohnsonVP, Senator (Texas), US Rep KennedySenator (Mass), US Rep EisenhowerGeneral

8. **Does Obama fit the profile of a “common” president? ▪ Gender: Male Age: 51 ▪ Wife: Michelle; 2 Children: ▪ Religion: United Church of Christ ▪ Education: JD, Harvard Law School BA, Columbia University ▪ Experience: ▪ Community Organizer, Chicago, 1985 ▪ Former Professor, Constitutional Law, University of Chicago ▪ Senator, United States Senate, 2005-2008 ▪ Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1996-2004  In what ways is he different?  In what ways is he SIMILAR?