A party wasn’t just born—it was engineered. We follow the rise of the Jacksonian Democrats from a murky Era of Good Feelings into a disciplined machine that reshaped American politics. With Dr. Sean Beienberg, we unpack how Martin Van Buren built modern party architecture around a strict, Jeffersonian reading of the Constitution, why Henry Clay’s national vision split old coalitions, and how a “corrupt bargain” story fueled a populist revolt against centralized power. We dig into the constit...
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A party wasn’t just born—it was engineered. We follow the rise of the Jacksonian Democrats from a murky Era of Good Feelings into a disciplined machine that reshaped American politics. With Dr. Sean Beienberg, we unpack how Martin Van Buren built modern party architecture around a strict, Jeffersonian reading of the Constitution, why Henry Clay’s national vision split old coalitions, and how a “corrupt bargain” story fueled a populist revolt against centralized power. We dig into the constit...
A simple black armband became a turning point for student rights. We sit down with Mary Beth Tinker to revisit the 1965 protest that led to Tinker v. Des Moines and the Supreme Court’s declaration that students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate. Alongside Mary Beth, Pennsylvania civic educator Shannon Salter brings the story into today’s classrooms, where free speech collides with dress codes, book bans, social media, and the daily realities of learning in commun...
Civics In A Year
A party wasn’t just born—it was engineered. We follow the rise of the Jacksonian Democrats from a murky Era of Good Feelings into a disciplined machine that reshaped American politics. With Dr. Sean Beienberg, we unpack how Martin Van Buren built modern party architecture around a strict, Jeffersonian reading of the Constitution, why Henry Clay’s national vision split old coalitions, and how a “corrupt bargain” story fueled a populist revolt against centralized power. We dig into the constit...
