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Former CIA director John Brennan in Washington DC on 23 May 2017. Photograph: Kevin

Lesson Plan: Impeachment, the 25th Amendment, and Presidential Accountability

April 16, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

How does the U.S. Constitution provide for the removal or restraint of a president, and how have those mechanisms been

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Lesson plan: Watergate (Nixon) and the Epstein Files (Trump) — accountability, disclosure, and the politics of “missing records”

February 27, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

In a dramatic U-turn, US President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republicans in the House of Representatives to vote to release all

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Lesson plan: Democracy Under Pressure

January 12, 2026 Ann S. Michaelsen

This lesson plan uses the NYT video “Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol” together with the

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U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly and other U.S. lawmakers meet with U.S. Army paratroopers in Jasionka, Poland, in 2022. (Spc. Vincent Levelev/US Army)

Leadership, Power, and How You Treat Your People: A Case Study of Senator Mark Kelly and Donald Trump

December 11, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Leadership, Power, and How You Treat the People Who Work for You How a leader speaks and acts toward the

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Lesson Plan: Recognizing Democratic Erosion and Authoritarian Shifts

September 2, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Text: Garrett Graff, “America Tips Into Fascism” (August 25, 2025) The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the

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Preserving America from Trump's Appointments (updated) Timothy Snyder

Lesson Plan: Examining Timothy Snyder’s “Decapitation Strike”

December 2, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Each of Trump’s proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old

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Lesson plan; A five-alarm fire for democracy

July 2, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

On Monday, six members of the Supreme Court granted Donald Trump — and every future president — broad criminal immunity. The court

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Lesson plan; Understanding the Significance of Donald Trump’s Fraud Conviction

May 31, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Trump found guilty and is first ex-president convicted of a crime Overview In this lesson, students will explore the context

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