Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns

Unit 2

The Campaign as Spectacle

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1828 1828 Election Handout 1828 Document #1 Jackson on His Way to Washington Teacher's Guide 1828 Document #2 "The Hunters of Kentucky" Song Teacher's Guide Student Handout Audio Clip 1828 Document #3 Coffiin Handbill Teacher's Guide 1828 Document #4 "Little Wat Ye Wha's A-Comin" Song Teacher's Guide Student Handout Audio Clip

1832 1832 Election Handout 1832 Document #1 "Aristocrat/Workingman" Cartoon Teacher's Guide 1832 Document #2 King Andrew Handbill Teacher's Guide Student Handout

1840 1840 Election Handout 1840 Document #1 Quote from Baltimore Republican Teacher's Guide 1840 Document #2 The Log Cabin Newspaper Banner Teacher's Guide 1840 Document #3 Whig Party Parade Teacher's Guide 1840 Document #4 "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" Song Teacher's Guide Student Handout Audio Clip 1840 Document #5 Democratic-Republican Party Newspaper Ad Teacher's Guide Student Handout 1840 Document #6 "Rock-A-Bye Baby, Daddy's a Whig" Song Teacher's Guide Student Handout Audio Clip