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 Video8:19
Hip Hughes History

My Top Three Midterm Elections

6th - 12th
My top three Midterm Elections.
Instructional Video8:25
Hip Hughes History

What is a Conservative?

6th - 12th
A summary of the Conservative ideology with a emphasis on the difference between social & economic views.
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 Video8:31
Hip Hughes History

The USA Freedom Act Explained: US History Review

6th - 12th
My Social Studies teacher look at how the USA Freedom Act changes the USA Patriot Act. Plus you get to learn what a backronym is.
Instructional Video11:45
Hip Hughes History

The Know Nothings Explained

6th - 12th
An explainer on the short lived xenophobic and nativist political party, The Know Nothing Party a;so known as the American Party.
Instructional Video12:12
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1888 Explained

6th - 12th
This is it! The Election playlist is done! • Presidential Elec...
Instructional Video7:56
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1864 Explained

6th - 12th
Think a little thing like a Civil War is going to get in the way of a Presidential election? Think again! Watch Lincoln take on his General, George McClellan. Check out more elections! • Presidential Elec...
Instructional Video6:00
Hip Hughes History

The Election 0f 1904 Explained

6th - 12th
A short summary of the electoral matchup of Teddy Roosevelt and Alton Parker. Watch them all! • Presidential Elec...
Instructional Video12:57
Hip Hughes History

The 1948 Election Explained

6th - 12th
A fun filled political science summary of the 1948 Presidential Election between Harry Truman, Thomas E. Dewey, Strom Thurmond and Henry Wallace.
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 Video5:16
Vlogbrothers

Understanding the Primaries: Delegates, Democracy, and America's Nonstop Political Party

6th - 11th
In which John seeks to understand the strange and labyrinthine process used by the Republican and Democratic parties to select a nominee for President, focusing on the great state of Missouri, where the races were close but the delegate...
Instructional Video2:37
Curated Video

Donald Trump needs redemption, says an American Christian conservative

12th - Higher Ed
The Republican Party is at war with itself. Abigail Skeans, a evangelical Christian and conservative, discusses the current state of politics, and where the American Right goes from here
Instructional Video10:01
Hip Hughes History

Populism and the Populist Movement in America for Dummies

6th - 12th
HipHughes cuts through the age of Populism like a gangster, weaving himself through the end of Gilded times up to the election of Teddy Roosevelt.
Instructional Video5:16
Hip Hughes History

Industrial Age in the US (1/2): Industrial Revolution & Populism

6th - 12th
A short video lecture detailing the main concepts of the Industrial Age. Geared for the United States History Regents examination. Students who would benefit include juniors taking a U.S. History course or perhaps for reviewing the...
Instructional Video13:26
Mazz Media

America's Journey Through Slavery: Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator

6th - 8th
In 1861, the Civil War was a conflict that threatened to permanently divide the United States. Without President Abraham Lincoln's leadership, courage and determination to maintain the Union, our country may have ceased to exist. From...
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 Video17:15
Hip Hughes History

The 2012 Election Explained

6th - 12th
A video lecturing skipping across the 2012 Presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Perfect for political science students, #APGOV kids, life long learners and the cray cray on the internets.
Instructional Video10:06
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1860 Explained

6th - 12th
A summary of the most consequential Presidential Election in US History, the election of Abraham Lincoln.
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 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...
Instructional Video16:05
Hip Hughes History

Third Parties Explained: US History Review

6th - 12th
Learn about FIVE important third parties in US History.
Instructional Video12:50
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1880 Explained

6th - 12th
A video lecture outlining the Presidential Election of 1880 between WInfield Scott Hancock and James Garfield.
Instructional Video10:44
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1872 Explained

6th - 12th
A video lecture summarizing the Presidential Election of 1872 between Ulysses S. Grant and Horace Greeley. MISTAKE! Greeley was the editor of the TRIBUNE not the HERALD! ugh.