American Government: Stories of a Nation, Brief Edition
Video and Multimedia
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Audio
Audio 1. Your FREAK-quently Asked Questions, Answered
Description: Economists analyze the value of an individual vote.
Videos
Video 1. Campus-carry Bill Comes with Hefty Price Tag, Schools Say
Description: Campus carry laws may cost colleges millions in additional security costs.
Video 2. Why Many Young Black Activists See No Reason to Vote for President
Description: Reasons it may be rational for some citizens not to vote.
Video 3. Debate: Should Faculty Be Allowed to Carry Firearms?
Description: Debate regarding campus carry.
Video 4. Utah’s Experiment with Online Voting
Description: Utah primary voters are allowed to vote online for the first time.
Video 5. What Happened in the 1860 Presidential Election That Could Repeat Itself in 2016
Description: Lincoln’s nomination process and its parallels to the 2016 elections.
Video 6. Opinion Journal: Time to Dump Trump?
Description: Opinion piece arguing that Republican conservatives should not vote for Trump.
Video 7. Watch Senator Bernie Sanders’ Full Speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
Description: Bernie Sanders’ speech at the DNC for Hillary Clinton.
News Clip 1. Recap of the April 2016 Primaries
Description: Recap of the April 2016 Primaries.
News Clip 2. Gary Johnson Makes the Case for Voting for the Libertarian Party
Description: Gary Johnson makes the case for voting for the Libertarian Party.
News Clip 3. Growing Impact of Latinos on the 2012 Presidential Elections
Description: Political scientists note the growing impact of Latinos on the 2012 presidential elections.
News Clip 4. Citizens United Impact
Description: Reporter explains the Citizens United and its likely impacts.
News Clip 5. Romney Creates Exploratory Committee in 2012
Description: Mit Romney creates an exploratory committee and suggests he is running in 2012.
News Clip 6. Stephen Colbert Forms a Super PAC
Description: Stephen Colbert successfully formed a Super PAC.
Web Links
Web Link 1. Anonymous | Hacktivism--Online Vigilantism | Infographic Kinetic Typography
Description: Nontraditional form of political participation by Anonymous’ hacktivism.
Web Link 2: United States Versus North Carolina
Description: Federal Appellate Court decision strikes down NC voter ID law.
Web Link 3. Over the Decades, How States Have Shifted
Description: Beautiful representation of the movement of state in presidential elections between the two parties.
Web Link 4: Electoral College
Description: Overview of the winner take all system of electing parties.
Web Link 5. Study Predicts Political Beliefs With 83 Percent Accuracy
Description: Research suggests party ideologies are related to the way constituents think differently.
Web Link 6. Presidential Elections
Description: Videos and articles on the entire presidential election history.