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Are Mayors, Governors,

and Presidents?

WH
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Hannah Roberts

Content Area: Social Studies

Grade Level: First Grade
Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to
help the students understand who a president, governor,
and mayor is and what each one of them do for our country,
state, and city.
Learning Objective: Given a multiple choice question, the
student will be able to answer correctly with 100% accuracy.
State Standard: 1.25 Identify the current city/county Mayor,
Governor, and President, and explain their roles in
government.
ISTE Standard:

LETS START WITH DEFINING MAYOR,

GOVERNOR, AND PRESIDENT
Mayor a person elected to run a county,
city, or town

Governor a person elected to run a state

President a person elected to run a
country

LETS LOOK AT PICTURES OF TODAYS

PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR, AND MAYOR
President of
the United States
Barack
Obama

Mayor of Haywood County

Franklin Smith

Governor of Tennessee
Bill
Haslam

Mayor of
Brownsville, TN
Bill Rawls

ROLES OF THE THREE

GOVERNMENT FIGURES
Role of a President: - Responsible for carrying out and enforcing
laws made by Congress
- Selects judges and members of the Cabinet
- Leads the troops who fight for our country
Role of a Governor: - Represents the state nationally
- Approves states legislation
Role of a Mayor: - Keeps city, town, or county running
- Tries to make his or her city, town, or county
the best place to live

Ranking of the Government

Officials

Preside
nt
Govern
or
Mayor

Brownsvil
le

LETS TAKE A VOTE NOW

A governor is ranked over a
president.
TrueFalse

Way To
Go!

Lets review about Presidents

and Governors. Presidents
head over the government in
the whole country, but a
governor a states
government. So the answer to
the question would be true.

LETS LOOK AT ANOTHER

QUESTION
How many years does a president serve
during one term?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 2
D. 4

Way To
Go!

Lets remember what we read earlier.

Presidents only serve our country every
four years. Once the four years are up
for the first year, then the president can
run for another term. The president
cannot serve more than two terms.

LETS MATCH NAMES WITH

FACES
Directions: On a piece of paper, write the correct letter beside the correct
number.

1.President

2.Governor

3.County
Mayor

4.City Mayor

CONCLUSION OF LESSON
Our president in todays world is over our country, and he
decides the laws of our country. The man in this position is
President Barack Obama.
Our governor in the state of Tennessee is Bill Haslam.
Governors carry out many legislative responsibilities for our
state.
Our city mayor is Bill Rawls, and our county mayor is
Franklin Smith. One takes care of the citys duties, and the
other one takes care of the countys duties.