What prompted the idea for the course? I was looking for a way to make history relevant to students. Since I research and teach a lot about U.S. politics, I decided to focus on presidential elections ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! American University History Professor Allan Lichtman explained how the Electoral College works, the history of how electors were chosen and how ...

How different is this election from earlier tumultuous ones in American history? A television shows Al Gore delivering his concession speech on December 13, 2000. This article originally appeared at ...

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