CommonLit
Common Lit: Who Gets to Be President?
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
iCivics
I Civics: For the President, All in a Day's Work
Students learn the primary responsibilities of the president and how those duties connect to the powers the Constitution grants to the Executive Branch.
iCivics
I Civics: Mini Lesson: Succession
In the opening activity, students are challenged to create a succession plan for their school principal. The class then reviews the official presidential line of succession and reads about its origins.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Reagan Tapes
What happened at the White House in the hours following the Reagan assassination attempt? NPR provides audio of recently released tapes that capture the events of the day. Website provides a retrospective 20 years after the event.
Other
Succession to the Presidency a Chronology
This site is put together by a medical doctor with an interest in the line of succession to the presidency. Although not a constitutional expert, the author has documented source material and has read extensively in the field.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Terms and Succession
Check out this interactive timeline that documents the history of terms of succession in the United States.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Presidential Succession
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of Presidential succession.
US Senate
United States Senate: Presidential Succession
Article which discusses the controversies of the establishment of the Presidential Succession Act of 1792. Contains links to related historical information.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Fifth Amendment
Complete text of the twenty-fifth amendment as its worded in the U.S. Constitution. Annotations can be found at the bottom of the page along with a footnote.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 25th Amendment
Short, simple summary with the full text of the 25th amendment detailing changing what happens if a President or Vice President dies, resigns, or is unable to do the job.