This lesson focuses on the influence party system has on American presidents. Some presidents were willing to do whatever their party said, while others were much more independent. Students will view videos featuring presidents Warren Harding, Jimmy Carter, Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Buren and determine which presidents were party men, which were independent, and what impact their loyalty (or lack of) had on their presidencies.

Concepts

political parties

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Additional Tags

impact of party loyalty, "working for the party | 60-second presidents", pbs leaning media, pbs learning media: working for the party | 60-second presidents, the influence party system has on american presidents, videos of warren harding, jimmy carter, andrew jackson, and martin van buren, literacy in history

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional