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Every Four Years: Qualifications for the Office of President and Electing the President
Section 2: Introducing Presidential
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Overview:
Students will examine aspects of Article II of the Constitution
for specific information about the requirements for and
methods of electing the president.
Materials:
The United States Constitution: Article II; Section 1 (excerpts)
Introducting
Presidential Elections Worksheet
Aim / Essential Question
How democratic is the American election process for the office of president?
Objectives
1. Students will identify the constitutional procedure
for the election of the president.
2. Students will describe the process for electing the president.
3. Students will evaluate the extent to which the process is democratic.
Motivation: Based on what students know about the current election, they should be asked to list all the things that a person has to do in order to become president.
In order to help students understand what they are being
asked to do, suggest that they draw a staircase in their
notebooks that can be used to illustrate the many steps
that have to be taken in order to reach the high office
of president.
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