There are specific constitutional requirements that candidates must meet to become president of the United States. In addition, there are societal opinions that affect a candidate's electability. Class members examine historical documents, read biographies, and consider current biases (race, sex, sexuality, economic status, etc.) to determine which of the candidates they deem electable.

Concepts

presidential campaigns, presidential candidates, presidential elections, bias, critical thinking, the united states, the united states government

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members examine political ads for their chosen candidate to determine the degree to which the ad targets electability issues

Classroom Considerations

• Part of a series of resources from ProCon, a non-partisan, informational site

Pros

• Links are provided to resources that provide historical information
• Several options are suggested for how to conduct the activity

Cons

• None