Instructional Video4:50
Hip Hughes History

The 1972 Election Explained

6th - 12th
Hughes slams down some groovy 1970's political science content for students sweating it out out in an AP Gov course, students lost in an intro to political science class or just people clicking buttons online who landed here.
Instructional Video1:03
Hip Hughes History

Teddy Roosevelt Explained in One Minute

6th - 12th
If this lecture was a crime it would be a drive by learning. Learn more about Teddy is the Square Deal Lecture • The Square Deal f... and the Roosevelt Corollary • The Roosevelt Cor... and the entire Progressive Era here • The...
Instructional Video6:46
Hip Hughes History

Political Realignment for Dummies

6th - 12th
This lecture examines the concepts of dealignment and realignment of party voters. Designed for AP GOV students and Political Science newbies.
Instructional Video6:50
Hip Hughes History

America's First Gangs; The First Political Parties

6th - 12th
A one day project after some direct instruction, where students enacted Federalists and Democratic Republicans to get across key concepts for the 11th grade US History curriculum. This project is called a DV Quilt, the genre and...
Instructional Video9:28
Hip Hughes History

Manifest Destiny in Ten Minutes

6th - 12th
With many misguided comments, please know this is a lecture designed to help kids pass tests, the curriculum is set by NY state. I do not choose to bash Europeans, nor ignore ugly truths. This is a short theme based lecture on U.S....
Instructional Video3:25
Hip Hughes History

Gerrymandering Explained -- What Is It and Why Does it Matter?

6th - 12th
A very short explicit definition of the political term "gerrymandering". Helpful for students in AP Government, an intro to political science course or just random peeople on the internet who through synchronicity landed here.
Instructional Video9:54
Hip Hughes History

Why Did Trumpcare Fail? or Why They Killed the Bill

6th - 12th
My own thoughts on why the American Health Care Act better known as Trumpcare or RyanCare. Why did it fail? How did trump error? TrumpCare Explained • The Bill That Was... ObamaCare Explained • ObamaCare: The Af... Learn about the...
Instructional Video7:15
Hip Hughes History

The Emolument Clause Explained

6th - 12th
Are we headed for a Constitutional crisis? A look at the Emolument Clause, also known as the Nobility Clause of the US Constitution. Not only will we look at the text of the US Constitution but the foundations of the clause, examples in...
Instructional Video11:28
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1876 Explained

6th - 12th
If you think the election of 2000 was cray cray you ain't seen nothing. A video lecture explaining the election of 1876. Check out all of the elections here • Presidential Elec...
Instructional Video18:00
Hip Hughes History

The 2004 Election Explained

6th - 12th
Let HipHughes accompany you through the basics of the 2004 Election. Understand the root reasons W won his second term and laugh a little bit along the journey of learnin' Visit the complete playlist here • Presidential Elec...
Instructional Video7:02
Hip Hughes History

The 1916 Election Explained

6th - 12th
A HipHughes hop-scotch across the spirited electoral contest of 1916 between President Woodrow Wilson and Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
Instructional Video5:34
Hip Hughes History

5 Things You Should Know About Midterm Elections

6th - 12th
With the 2018 Midterm Elections fast approaching it may be wise to review some important ideas. Here are five political science themes that will help you understand these important events in our history.
Instructional Video3:49
Vlogbrothers

Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG

6th - 11th
In which John sweats through his shirt while discussing the American health care system and various proposals for reform, including the public option, nonprofit health insurance cooperatives, and continuing to feed the pig.
Instructional Video2:52
Curated Video

Nunes decries impeachment as smear campaign

Higher Ed
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus126630
Instructional Video4:18
Curated Video

Witness denounces fictional Ukraine interference

Higher Ed
A former White House Russia analyst sternly warned Republican lawmakers in the impeachment probe Thursday to quit pushing a "fictional" narrative that Ukraine not Russia interfered in the 2016 election as they defend President Donald Trump.
Instructional Video4:51
Mr. Beat

The American Presidential Election of 1924

6th - 12th
The 35th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4, 1924. Calvin Coolidge, the incumbent Republican President, was seeking re-election. Hold up! Calvin Coolidge? Are you for real? What happened to Harding?...
Instructional Video2:38
Healthcare Triage

Election Results Impact the ACA, Medicaid Expansion, and Marijuana

Higher Ed
Yesterday's election results have a lot of impact on health care in the United States. The new Democratic House of Representatives and the ACA, expansion of Medicaid in red states, and medical and recreational marijuana are all affected...
Instructional Video23:32
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 2000 Explained: US History Review

6th - 12th
HipHughes flows though the Election of 2000 like sweet jazz, dancing through the ins and outs of the most contested election since Jefferson screwed Adams in 1800.
Instructional Video5:05
Cerebellum

The Election Process In America - The 17th and 19th Amendments

9th - 12th
The right to vote is our single most important right as American citizens, and yet, many Americans fail to exercise this valuable right. This video looks at how the 17th Amendment provided for the direct election of senators. It also...
Instructional Video18:27
Hip Hughes History

The 1992 Election Explained

6th - 12th
Slick Willy! Read my Lips! "Crazy Ross Perot! 1992 Election on your radar? Have no fear, HipHughes is here! Studying for a big exam and feel sick to your stomach? Well HipHughes has the right medicine for you, the election series for...
Instructional Video8:28
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1868 Explained

6th - 12th
A video lecture summarizing the Presidential Election of 1868 between Ulysses S. Grant and Horatio Seymour during the height of Radical Reconstruction.
Instructional Video2:13
Curated Video

Dueling Economies That Fueled the Civil War

9th - Higher Ed
Which economy was best for the country's future? The industrial economy of the North? Or the plantation system of the South? The stage was set for a financial fracas that would lead to the deadliest war in US history.
Instructional Video3:53
Amor Sciendi

Architect of a Nation

12th - Higher Ed
Thomas Jefferson influenced the architecture of the nation from the start, and he had a reason for everything he did.
Instructional Video9:53
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1912 Explained

6th - 12th
HipHughes covers the basics about one of the weirdest election the U.S. ever had. Four candidates, a lazy incumbent, a relative newcomer, an old Socialist and a pissed off Teddy Roosevelt. And for the record TAFT was not Teddy's Vice...