Three Readings on the Functions and Dysfunctions of Political Parties
Mini Lecture on Political Parties
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In this lesson your will examine how the Electoral College works in order to better understand how Americans elect their president. This issue has become especially timely since the 2000 election when George W. Bush became president after winning the most electoral votes but losing the popular vote. In 2004, the election was once again a close one.
Your task is to explore the resources below and to respond to the questions provided at the bottom of this post. Be prepared to summarize, analyze and debate the Electoral College in class.
The Federal Electoral College Commission
National Archives: U.S. Electoral College FAQs
Online NewsHour Extra: How the Electoral College Works
Online NewsHour: November 23, 2000
Online News Hour: December 18, 2000
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Electoral College Response Sheet
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of TJ
Where are the Jeffersons of Today
Beyond the Assigned Reading…
TJ and Hamilton: The Best of Enemies
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You may think that the Constitution is your security it is nothing but a piece of paper. You may think that the statutes are your security but they are nothing but words in a book. You may think that elaborate mechanism of government is your security but it is nothing at all, unless you have sound and uncorrupted public opinion to give life to your Constitution, to give vitality to your statutes, to make efficient your government machinery.
-Charles Evan Hughes, Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court, 1930-1941
Contemporary Connection…
Lecture on Alien & Sedition and Espionage and Sedition Acts
My Lesson Plan to Connect Alien & Sedition Acts to USAPA
Time Magazine calls Alien & Sedition Acts the Patriot Act of the 18th Century
Librarians are More Rebellious Than Many Think
Feel free to read all 342 pages of this masterpiece here
Naturally, the ACLU would love nothing more than to see the demise of the USAPA
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Chapter One of Hofstader’s “American Political Tradition”:
Founding Fathers in the Age of Realism
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quite dramatic.
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