Instructional Video9:34
TLDR News

Trump's Impeached Again: But Will He Actually Be Kicked Out? What Happens Next... - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
Yesterday the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump (for a second time). However, just like last time that doesn't mean that Trump will immediately leave the Whitehouse. So with only days of Trump's presidency left,...
Instructional Video10:11
TLDR News

How Republicans Secretly Won 2020 (except Trump): Senate, House & State Wins for the GOP - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
With everyone focused on the race for the Whitehouse and Biden’s win, not a whole lot of attention has been dedicated to the Republican’s down ballot wins. With the Republicans protecting senate seats, picking up house seats & growing...
Instructional Video8:24
TLDR News

Biden or Trump: Who's Better for Brexit and Britain? - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
With only 11 days left until the US presidential election, we thought it was worth taking a look at it from a UK perspective. So in this video, we discuss how a Biden and Trump presidency would impact Britain, Brexit and importantly the...
Instructional Video9:15
TLDR News

A Democratic Trifecta? Can Democrats win the Presidency, Senate & House? - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
With election day getting ever closer, and with polls continuing to swing in Biden's and the Democrat's favour, some are beginning to ask some big questions. So in this video, we tackle the trifecta; can Democrats essentially win it all?...
Instructional Video11:18
TLDR News

What Happens Now: Biden's Wins, Trump's Lawsuits & Faithless Electors - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
Yesterday Joe Biden crossed the 270 elector threshold and officially became the President-Elect of the United States. However, that doesn't mean that the electoral chaos is over just yet. In this video, we discuss Trump's lawsuits,...
Instructional Video13:27
Professor Dave Explains

Harry Truman: Dropping Bombs (1945 – 1953)

12th - Higher Ed
Harry Truman ascended to the presidency upon the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He had to wrap up World War II, which involved his controversial decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman...
Instructional Video16:32
Professor Dave Explains

Andrew Jackson: Founder of the Democratic Party (1829 - 1837)

12th - Higher Ed
President #7 represents a huge shift in American political history. The first six were educated members of the upper class, but Jackson was a commoner, elected on a wave of populist enthusiasm. He was also the founder of the modern...
Instructional Video10:57
TLDR News

The Senate Races which Could Flip the Senate: The Races to Watch - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
Trump might be lagging behind in polling, but there are still routes he could take to retain control of the Whitehouse. In this video we outline how Trump could still win and why there's hope for Trump's campaign yet.
Instructional Video4:28
Mr. Beat

The American Presidential Election of 1816

6th - 12th
The eighth episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1816, in the middle of the so-called Era of Good Feelings, James Monroe easily...
Instructional Video9:10
Professor Dave Explains

John Quincy Adams: Like Father, Like Son (1825 - 1829)

12th - Higher Ed
You know, the Bush family isn't the only one to have a father-son pair in office. The Adams family did it first! Adams Jr. was a busy bee even before taking office. And he also went back to Congress even after his presidency! What an odd...
Instructional Video12:02
Professor Dave Explains

President Clinton

12th - Higher Ed
Professor Dave explores the career and legacy of President Bill Clinton
Instructional Video17:53
The Wall Street Journal

Cedric Richmond on the Next Four Years

Higher Ed
Cedric Richmond, adviser to President-elect Joe Biden, on what the next four years will look like for business.
Instructional Video9:48
Mr. Beat

Franklin Pierce (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

6th - 12th
Here's the story of a President who consistently ranks as one of the worst. Does Franklin Pierce really deserve that ranking?
Instructional Video7:21
Hip Hughes History

The 1796 Election Explained

6th - 12th
A summary of the 1796 Presidential Election between Federalist John Adams and Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson.
Instructional Video0:27
The March of Time

White House Truman

12th - Higher Ed
MOT 1947: U.S. WHITE HOUSE & PRESIDENT: HA WS White House building. EXT WS White House wing. INT WS U.S. President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) at desk in Oval Office. VS Truman w/ man looking at & signing paper work.
Instructional Video9:16
TLDR News

Georgia Elections: Have Democrats Snatched Control of the Senate? - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
Yesterday Georgians returned to the polls to vote for their two new senators in the run off elections. However, these votes weren't just important to the peach state, with the entire balance of the senate on the line. So in this video,...
Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

Founding Brothers - Thomas Jefferson and John Adams - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
John Adams recruits Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress. Jefferson writes, Adams edits. After the American Revolution, their friendship flourishes in the courts of Europe, where...
Instructional Video9:33
TLDR News

What Happens if There was No President - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
The President of the US is arguably the most important person in the world... but what if there isn't one? Well in this video we run through what happens if the President is killed, missing or sedated as well as a bunch of weird...
Instructional Video8:19
Hip Hughes History

The 12th Amendment Explained: American Government Review

6th - 12th
In this video lecture we look at the elections of 1796 and 1800 and how the twelfth amendment rectified the problems they exposed.
Instructional Video9:30
TLDR News

Why Did the Stock Market Just CRASH... hard - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
Over the last few days the stock market has taken a bit of a beating, with many pointing the finger at the top - Biden. So in this video we'll unpick what's happened, why it happened and if Biden's really to blame.
Instructional Video7:11
Mr. Beat

The American Presidential Election of 1920

6th - 12th
The 34th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1920, Americans deal with the aftermath of World War 1 and apparently are hungry...
Instructional Video5:36
Mr. Beat

The American Presidential Election of 1932

6th - 12th
The 37th Presidential election in American history took place on November 8, 1932. A lot had changed since 1928. Herbert Hoover's time in office started out so promising, but on October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, the stock...
Instructional Video3:04
Mr. Beat

The Jimmy Carter Song

6th - 12th
By day, Matt Beat is a middle school social studies teacher. By night, the multi-instrumentalist writes and records songs about dead Presidents. Actual dead Presidents. Not the rap duo. He recorded them chronologically, and this is the...
Instructional Video10:55
Professor Dave Explains

James Buchanan: The Civil War Approaches (1857 - 1861)

12th - Higher Ed
Several presidents contributed to the chain of events that led to the Civil War, but none more than James Buchanan. South Carolina seceded from the United States towards the end of his term, and the Civil War began immediately after he...