Pageant Questions: Political Figures & Leaders

Pageant Sample Questions: Your Views on Political Leaders, Other Figures

• Do you think that all politicians are dishonest? Most politicians?
• What do you think the second term of President Obama's Presidency will look like? Do you think it will be different in any way from his first term?
• What did you think of the Romney/Ryan team during the election?
• Do you think President Obama is a good leader? Why or why not?
  
• What is your opinion of Sarah Palin?


• Who is the Secretary of State?


• Should citizens be allowed to recall an elected official? Under what circumstances?


• What do you think of the current members of the Supreme Court?


• Who is the Attorney General?


• (If you come from a state known for farming) Who is the Secretary of Agriculture?


• (If you are a business major) Who is the Secretary of Commerce?


• Who is the Secretary of Defense?


• (If you are an education major) Who is the Secretary of Education?


• (If you have a major or career related to energy) Who is the Secretary of Energy?


• (If your platform or major involves the environment, air, water or land) Who is the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Obama?


• Who is the Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Obama?


• (If your major or platform relates to homeland security or terrorism) Who is the Secretary of Homeland Security?


• Who is Harry Reid and what do you think of his policies? (Democratic Senate majority leader)


• (If your major or platform involves construction, real estate, city housing or homelessness) Who is the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development?


• (If your major or platform involves worker’s rights, labor unions) Who is the Secretary of Labor?


• (If your major or platform involves natural resources or the environment) Who is the Secretary of the Interior?


• Who represents your state in Congress?


• What public figure do you most admire and why?


• Who is your Senator?


• If the congressperson and senator from your state are well known nationally, be prepared to answer: “Who is (name of your congressperson) (name of your senator) and what do you think about his/her stands, work, bills”, etc. (Example: “Miss Massachusetts, what did you think of the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s work on behalf of universal health care legislation? Did you agree or disagree with his views?”)


• What attributes does a great leader have?


• As a Californian, what did you think of Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger as the governor of California?


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