– This academy provides high school teachers of American History and Government throughout the state with a chance to develop new insights into their subject fields by offering a series of seminars that focus on key ideas, figures, and events in history of American democracy.
Each year, we focus on a different theme. Previous themes concentrated on (1) majority rule and minority rights, (2) the origins and legacy of the Bill of Rights, (3) Missouri’s struggle for statehood, and (4) revolutions. The 2021 year’s theme was “Contested Elections, Electoral Calamities, and Controversial Transitions in Presidential Power.”
Contested Elections, Electoral Calamities, and Controversial Changes in Presidential Power
Scholars have submitted the videos below, and they are available for your viewing at your convenience.
Founders' Expectations
– Presented by Michael Faber, Texas State University
12th Amendment/Election of 1824
– Presented by Matthew Brogdan, University of Texas at San Antonio
Tyler Ascendancy
– Presented by Dr. Steve Belko, Missouri Humanities
Election of 1860
– Presented by Michael Faber, Texas State University
Election of 1876
– Presented by Tommy Upchurch, East Georgia State College
Election of 1912
– Presented by Joseph Postell, Hillsdale College
Election of 2000
– Presented by Rich Dougherty, University of Dallas
Election of 2020
– Presented by Stephen Graves, University of Missouri
Presidential Authority in Crises
– Presented by Ben Kleinerman, Baylor University