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Learning objective 9.1: Understand why Sanders and Trump posed such a challenge to their parties as well as why their messages resonated with large numbers of voters

Video 9.3: Watch Sen. Bernie Sanders’ full speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
Description: Bernie Sanders Speech at the DNC for Hillary Clinton

Learning objective 9.2: Identify the roles that parties play in American representative democracy

Web Link 9.3: Study Predicts Political Beliefs With 83 Percent Accuracy
​Description: Research suggests Party ideologies are related to the way constiuents think differently

Learning objective 9.3: Evaluate the ways in which the structure of the nomination process can affect both the outcomes of the process and the representation of party members

Video 9.2: Opinion Journal: Time to Dump Trump?
Description: Opinion piece arguing that Republican conservatives should not vote for Trump

Learning objective 9.4: Explain how American party systems have evolved over time

Web Link 9.1: Over the Decades, How States Have Shifted
​Description: Beautiful representation of the movement of state in presidential elections between the 2 parties

Web Link 9.4: Presidential Elections
Description: Videos and Articles on the entire presidential election history

Video 9.1: What Happened In The 1860 Presidential Election That Could Repeat Itself In 2016
Description: Lincoln's nomination process and its parallels to the 2016 Elections

Learning objective 9.5: Examine theories behind two-party dominance in American political history

Web Link 9.2: ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Description: Overview of the Winner-take-all System of electing parties