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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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
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
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
4 heures pour terminer
The Election of 1980
4 heures pour terminer
6 vidéos (Total 54 min), 8 lectures, 2 quiz
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
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
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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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