Every presidential election year revives questions about our system of voting through the Electoral College. Teachers tell us that students find this the most perplexing feature of our constitutional system. Below, we offer an explanation of why the Electoral College...
By Jordan Cline, Library Intern From the Maryland Historical Trust Library’s collection of hundreds of architectural drawings, we’ve exhumed the architectural drawings of Maryland’s most haunted historical buildings and sites documented on the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. Enjoy these...
The polls and pundits say this presidential election will be a close one, perhaps decided by a few thousand voters in a handful of states. Both the pollsters and pundits may be wrong, of course, but in case they are...
By Dr. Jacqueline Shin, MHT National Register Assistant This week’s blog post describes six National Register-listed historic districts and sites that recently received amendments, highlighting the significance of these places to the movement to secure the vote for women. These...
Many students enter high school government classes knowing very little about the way the American constitutional system really works. If given only a textbook account of American government, they leave the course still unaware of what self-government requires. What happens...
By Dr. Jacqueline Shin, MHT National Register Assistant Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places do not offer the last word on any historic property; rather, they are living documents that can be amended as researchers discover more information....
Many students enter high school government classes knowing very little about the way the American constitutional system really works. If given only a textbook account of American government, they leave the course still unaware of what self-government requires. What happens...
In the next few days, those who have completed all coursework for the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program may begin writing their qualifying exams, so as to graduate with their degrees this December. The next iteration of...
Teaching American History has recently published World War I and the 1920s: Core Documents, a collection curated by Professor Jennifer D. Keene, Professor of History and Dean of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Chapman University....
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries American labor fought a sustained battle against American capitalists over who should determine the wages, hours, and working conditions in America’s booming factories—ownership or the workers. Battle tactics included dueling messaging in...
