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Every Four Years: Qualifications for the Office of President and Electing the President
Section 1: Evaluating the Requirements
for the Office of President of the United States
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Overview:
Students will examine aspects of Article II in the Constitution
for specific information related to the requirements for
and method of electing the president.
Materials:
KWL chart
The United States Constitution: Article II; Section 1 (excerpts)
The Presidency: Unofficial Requirements
Aim / Essential Question
Should the qualifications to become president be changed?
Background Information:
Teacher says: "The year, 1787; the place, Philadelphia;
the participants, fifty-five delegates from thirteen states;
the purpose, to create a document that would eliminate
the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of
Confederation. Remember, eleven years before, these men
had declared independence from England and the monarchy
(rule by a king or queen). They did not want a new government
in which one person could become too powerful. Their solution
was to set up a government with three branches: the executive,
the legislative and the judicial. To head the executive
branch, the role of president was created."
Objectives
1. Students will identify the Constitutional requirements to serve as president.
2. Students will describe the unwritten qualifications for president.
3. Students will evaluate both the written and unwritten
qualifications and to develop a list of qualifications
they consider essential.
Motivation: Tell your students that you are going
to describe an important national event that takes place
every four years and have them guess what that event might
be. Once they guess that it is the election of the president,
ask them: "If you were going to create an ad for the job
of president, what qualifications would you list in your
advertisement?"
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