Socratic Seminar: Age Limits for Candidates (High School)

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This high-school-level resource provides educators with instructions and student materials for facilitating a Socratic Seminar on the topic of just and unjust laws. This Socratic Seminar Resource Set includes the following:

  • Teacher facilitation guide
  • Hook resource: Mandatory Retirement Ages in the United States
  • Text resource: 
    • Excerpts from Article 1 and 2 of the U.S. Constitution
    • H.J. Res. 87
    • North Dakota Constitutional Amendment: Congressional Age Limits
  • Preparation resources:
    • Age Limits for Candidates Vocabulary
    • Introduction: News and Numbers Around Politicians’ Ages
  • Seminar Questions resource: Age Limits for Candidates
  • Extension resource: Essay on Age Limits for Candidates

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Based on an activity written by Victoria Bowers, James Jensen, and Sarah Poole.

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