Changes in voting qualifications and participation, the election of Andrew Jackson, and the formation of the Democratic Party"”due largely to the organizational skills of Martin Van Buren"”all contributed to making the election of 1828 and Jackson's presidency a watershed in the evolution of the American political system.

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"Making Connections" section has been added.

Changes in voting qualifications and participation, the election of Andrew Jackson, and the formation of the Democratic Party"”due largely to the organizational skills of Martin Van Buren"”all contributed to making the election of 1828 and Jackson's presidency a watershed in the evolution of the American political system.

This is a remix of a previous source: https://goopenva.org/courses/the-1828-campaign-of-andrew-jackson-and-the-growth-of-party-politics

"Making Connections" section has been added.

Americans elect a president through the state-by-state mechanism of the Electoral College rather than direct nationwide popular vote. Today, all but two states award all of their electoral votes to the statewide winner.

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It has been remixed to add a visual map and additional student questions.

Americans elect a president through the state-by-state mechanism of the Electoral College rather than direct nationwide popular vote. Today, all but two states award all of their electoral votes to the statewide winner.

This is a description of the primary system and the caucus system. This is how candidates are selected to run in elections.
*Remixed to add questions for students.

This is a description of the primary system and the caucus system. This is how candidates are selected to run in elections.
*Remixed to add questions for students.

Short activity that gives students the chance to research smaller American political parties.

This is a self-paced lesson where students will be able to analyze campaigns for elective office and recognize the importance of outsiders in a campaign.
*Remixes to add section where students will then apply the concept of political outsiders to the current presidential candidates.

This article describes U.S. political parties and what they do along with explaining how they were formed, differentiating between the party in the electorate and the party organization, and briefly describing the problems of a divided government.
*Remixed to Include questions for students.

This article describes U.S. political parties and what they do along with explaining how they were formed, differentiating between the party in the electorate and the party organization, and briefly describing the problems of a divided government.
*Remixed to Include questions for students.

This is part of a series of lessons commissioned by the Democracy Project at the University of Virginia centered around the podcast Democracy in Danger.Democracy in Danger  lessons share some basic characteristics.   In each of these inquiries, the explicit or implicit question is, “What should we do about .. “ because that is an essential question we must ask of all of our citizens.   Additionally,  Democracy in Danger lessons  will lead students through a problem analysis characterized by the 4A approach (assses the problem, analyze the causes and effects of the problem, address  potential solutions to the problem, act on a potential solution.   We hope to make this type of problem analysis process a routine that young people can transfer to any new challenge that we face in our democracy and that it will pave the way for healthy deliberation with their fellow students, to collaboratively act together, and to forge healthy civic friendships that will strengthen our democracy.