Presidential Candidate Project
With the 2016 presidential election behind us, news of the president continues to dominate the media.
Many have expressed dissatisfaction with the current president. Well here is your opportunity to select a superior candidate for president. Your job is to select any fictional character and explain why they should be our next president. Create a character bio with the information below. Be sure the information actually reflects the character, your job is not to make information up. If you would like a challenge choose a controversial character, if Trump can pull it off so can you.
Many have expressed dissatisfaction with the current president. Well here is your opportunity to select a superior candidate for president. Your job is to select any fictional character and explain why they should be our next president. Create a character bio with the information below. Be sure the information actually reflects the character, your job is not to make information up. If you would like a challenge choose a controversial character, if Trump can pull it off so can you.
1. Elements
2. Issues
3. Qualifications
4. Why should you vote for him?
- Full name of president (ex: Optimus Prime)
- Political Party (ex: Republican)
- Presidential motto (ex: “Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.”)
- Where they are from (ex: Cybertron)
- Pictures (at least three) & videos (when applicable) of the candidate
- Orgin/Background on the candidate
- Quote (ex: “fate rarely calls upon us at our moment’s choosing.”)
2. Issues
- Must have at least 3 political issues the candidate/character firmly believes in (ex: National Defense, Space Exploration, Energy Research)
- Include how these issues relate to the party and the candidates experience in these issues (ex: Space Exploration-Optimus Prime is an alien and wants to keep diplomatic relations with Earth)
3. Qualifications
- Must have at least 3 facts about the president’s qualifications.
- These are experiences and accomplishments of the president that helped prepare him for the job. (Education, business experience, etc.)
- Ex: He destroyed the Omega Lock on Cybertron because it would have allowed Megatron to Cyberform Earth
4. Why should you vote for him?
- All students will write a paragraph arguing the reasons why they would make a great president.
- Ex: Optimus Prime has demonstrated strong moral character, excellent leadership, and sound decision-making skills. The candidate possesses brilliant military tactics, powerful martial arts, and advanced alien weaponry. Optimus Prime has a strong sense of honor and justice, being dedicated to building peaceful and mutually beneficial co-existence with humans, the protection of life and liberty of all sentient species. Prime is not hindered by emotions, but rather is able to think about the greater good. He is a true leader, even if he is made of metal and has a spark instead of a heart; he is more of a leader than any of his human counterparts. He will be with his nation in times of crisis and he will get the job done. A vote for Optimus Prime is a vote for our planet.
Need Ideas?
If you can't decide on who to run for office check out the images and links below.