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This Creating the Office of the Presidency lesson plan also includes:
- Activity One: One President or Three? (.pdf)
- Activity Two: How should the President be elected? (.pdf)
- Activity Three: Length of the President’s term in office (.pdf)
- Activity Four: Debating the powers of the President (.pdf)
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The United States needed an executive power, but it wanted to avoid a monarchy. Using James Madison's notes on the Constitutional Convention, young historians look at the juggling act the Founding Fathers did to create a role for the commander in chief. Additional materials allow for debate of various proposals for the presidency.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use primary sources and guiding questions to analyze documents about the presidency
- Discuss prompts to evaluate the various proposals to create the office of president
Classroom Considerations
- Last in a three-part series about the Constitutional Convention
Pros
- Questions guide the development of primary source skills
- Materials include answer keys
Cons
- Reading level of documents may be difficult for many learners
- Lesson plans are complicated and may be difficult to implement