The Constitution in Action – Political Parties and Presidential Electors: The Election of 1800

History is the chronicle of choices made by actors/agents/protagonists in specific contexts. This simulation places students in the Early Republic and asks them to engage in the politics of those times. Acting as either Federalists or Republicans, they will be asked to develop strategies for electing their party’s standard bearer as president, using the Constitution’s complex system of presidential electors to their advantage.

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Grades

9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Executive Branch/Presidency

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Lesson Plans, Primary Sources, Interactives

Teaching Strategies

Analysis, Primary Source, Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion, Whole Class Deliberation, Small Group, Small Group Discussion, Small Group Deliberation, Debate, Simulation/Role-play

Civic Days

Presidents Day, Constitution Day, Law Day

Duration

50 minutes

Constitution Articles

Article II, 12th Amendment, Constitution Day, Meaning of Constitution

Tags

presidential election, Election of 1800, president, election, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson