In 1976, Ronald Reagan found owning the soul of a party isn’t the same as taking home its nomination.
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Lessons from the 1924 Democratic Convention: An Immigration Debate’s Impact
Immigration has been a defining issue in a campaign before, and the consequences transformed the Democratic Party.
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Lessons From the 1964 Republican Convention: Declaring War on the Establishment
Donald Trump’s candidacy wasn’t the first time the Republican Party was split by an outsider declaring war on the establishment elite.
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The Birth of the U.S. Political Convention in 1831
In 1831, a radical third party had a new idea for selecting a presidential candidate, and it’s still in use today: the national nominating convention.
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Who Gets to Regulate #*%& Free Speech in Popular Culture?
Offended by lyrics they deemed too sexual and violent, Tipper Gore and Susan Baker campaigned to put warning labels on albums in 1985. Years later, warning labels have ended up in some unexpected places.
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AP African American Studies Collection
This collection contains 21 films and lessons for use in the AP African American Studies course. All of the resources fit within Unit 4: Movements and Debates, and they connect to three of the four course themes, including “Intersections of Identity,” “Creativity, Expression and the Arts,” and “Resistance and Resilience.” Topic 4.3 African Americans and […]
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AP U.S. Government & Politics Collection
This collection features over 50 videos and lessons that align to all five AP Gov units. Unit 1: Foundation of American Democracy The Retro Report resources here focus on debates in Federalism, including immigration and disaster response. Sanctuary Cities: An Uproar That Began Long Ago Immigration in the 1990s: Proposition 187 The Minneapolis Bridge Collapse […]