As Donald Trump takes office as the forty-fifth president of the United States, this course explores presidential elections in historical perspective, via five case studies. It tells the story of key campaigns in US history, and by doing so it investigates how politics changed over time—and how understanding the past sheds light on the current campaign. From the arrival of "dirty politics" to the impact of the "digital revolution," the course looks at the historical background to some of the key phenomena that shaped the controversy-laden campaign of 2016.
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The Making of the US President: A Short History in Five Elections
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3 heures pour terminer
The Election of 1800
The stormy election of 1800 culminated in the election of Thomas Jefferson as president, but it also played an important role in encouraging American politicians to reform the electoral college, which remains the system by which presidents are chosen.
3 heures pour terminer
19 vidéos (Total 96 min), 5 lectures, 1 quiz
19 vidéos
Setting the Scene 2: Issues--Hamilton vs. Jefferson; the French Revolution6 min
Setting the Scene 3: The Election of 1796; the Quasi-War5 min
Adams and Pinckney4 min
Jefferson and Burr4 min
Hamilton1 min
The Electoral College6 min
Voting5 min
The 1800 Campaign 16 min
The 1800 Campaign 23 min
The Press and the 1800 Campaign2 min
The Electoral College Meets3 min
Deadlock in Congress4 min
Jefferson's Deal?2 min
The Inauguration1 min
The Revolution of 1800?6 min
Interview: Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf7 min
Interview: Joanne B. Freeman5 min
Interview: Gaye Wilson11 min
5 lectures
The New Nation10 min
Joanne B. Freeman, "The Presidential Election of 1800: A Story of Crisis, Controversy, and Change."10 min
[Optional Reading] Alexander Hamilton's attack on John Adams, October 24, 180010 min
Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 180110 min
Interviews with Historians10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Practice Quiz – The Election of 180030 min
4 heures pour terminer
The Election of 1860
With four candidates seeking the White House in 1860, the election of Abraham Lincoln prompted South Carolina's secession, the establishment of the Confederate States of America, and the Civil War. Exploring the 1860 election helps us to understand the development of political parties, voting, and radicalism in American politics.
4 heures pour terminer
6 vidéos (Total 28 min), 7 lectures, 2 quiz
6 vidéos
The Election of 18601 min
Parties and Voting6 min
Conventions and Platforms9 min
Outcomes and Consequences3 min
Roundtable: The impact of the 1860 election4 min
Round-up discussion: Friday, October 28, Was the 1800 presidential election the 'nastiest' in American history?2 min
7 lectures
The Pre-Civil War Era & the Sectional Crisis10 min
Caleb Bingham (1853-1854)20 min
“Political Parties in the United States, 1820–1860”10 min
Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 186030 min
1860 Republican Platform10 min
Primary Sources: Secession20 min
“Presidential Election of 1860: A Resource Guide,” Library of Congress.10 min
2 exercices pour s'entraîner
Practice Quiz – The Election of 186030 min
Week 1 Quiz - Nineteenth-Century Elections30 min
4 heures pour terminer
The Election of 1968
The problems that America faced in fighting the Vietnam War forced Lyndon Johnson to withdraw his candidacy for reelection, and the war would be seen as a leading factor in the victory of Richard Nixon. But how important was, and is, foreign policy in American domestic politics?
4 heures pour terminer
9 vidéos (Total 46 min), 7 lectures, 1 quiz
9 vidéos
Introduction2 min
The Impact of Tet6 min
The New Hampshire Primary5 min
Presidential Primaries4 min
Democratic Primaries 19685 min
Issues I: Law and Order6 min
Issues II: The Impact of Vietnam4 min
The Results7 min
Conclusion3 min
7 lectures
The Sixties, the 'Unraveling', and 196830 min
Primary Sources – Responses to Vietnam: Walter Cronkite and the 'Wise Men'20 min
Primary Source – President Johnson's March 31st Speech10 min
Primaries10 min
Primary Sources about the 1968 Election – Party Platforms, Humphrey's Campaign, and Riots in Chicago30 min
Primary Sources: Humphrey/Johnson Discuss Vietnam, LeMay/Wallace Press Conference, and LBJ Halts Bombing in Vietnam30 min
Voting Map, Statistics, and Results10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Practice Quiz - The Election of 196830 min
4 heures pour terminer
The Election of 1980
4 heures pour terminer
6 vidéos (Total 54 min), 8 lectures, 2 quiz
6 vidéos
The history of presidential debates8 min
The Carter-Reagan presidential debate6 min
Conservative ascendancy and electoral eras7 min
The gender gap8 min
Roundtable Discussion: Week 216 min
8 lectures
Context2 min
Secondary reading on liberalism's travails and the 1980 election40 min
Primary sources on the 1980 presidential campaign10 min
The development and significance of presidential debates on television3 min
Optional primary source: the Carter-Reagan debate10 min
Turning points and "realignments" in electoral history3 min
Exploring the "gender gap" in voting3 min
Data on the gender gap10 min
2 exercices pour s'entraîner
Practice Quiz – The Election of 198030 min
Week 2 Quiz – Twentieth-Century Elections30 min
3 heures pour terminer
The Election of 2008
At the end of our course, we look back to the election of Barack Obama in 2008. This is explored through the testimony and perspectives of a practitioner who took part in the Obama campaign, of a journalist who traveled across America in fall 2008, and of a political scientist who has written about the election. Did Obama's victory signal a turn to progressivism, and how did digital technologies transform electoral politics?
3 heures pour terminer
4 vidéos (Total 56 min), 7 lectures, 1 quiz
4 vidéos
Jon Kelly on the making of the US president in 200817 min
Nicol Rae on the making of the US president in 200814 min
Roundtable on 2008 election8 min
7 lectures
Exploring the election of Barack Obama5 min
"Barack Obama: Campaigns and Elections"10 min
Background reading (optional): The American Yawp on recent US history30 min
Primary Sources – Campaign Commercials10 min
About Mike Moffo1 min
About Jon Kelly1 min
About Nicol Rae2 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Practice Quiz – The Election of 200830 min
3 heures pour terminer
The Election of 2016
It is too soon to tell the history of the 2016 presidential election (and so last year's election is not one of the five that are at the heart of our course), but how does does history help us to understand the Clinton-Trump contest and its outcome? By way of concluding "The Making of the US President," we reflect on historical parallels (and discontinuities).
3 heures pour terminer
2 vidéos (Total 87 min), 3 lectures, 1 quiz
2 vidéos
Discussing Donald Trump's inaugural address18 min
3 lectures
Exploring the political battle via campaign commercials15 min
Roundtable discussion after the 2016 election10 min
Exploring Donald Trump's inaugural address in historical perspective15 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Week 3 Quiz – The Election of 2016 and Historical Parallels30 min
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Meilleurs avis pour THE MAKING OF THE US PRESIDENT: A SHORT HISTORY IN FIVE ELECTIONS
par JQ11 févr. 2017
Great Review. I am active in politics and still found there were things I'd forgotten. Thanks for the fun and the review.
par JS18 févr. 2017
This has some good history in it. But short for sure.
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