Political Science Professors Weigh in on Election, Inauguration Learning Opportunities – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
For many college students, this was the first presidential election they were able to cast a ballot for.
It was a historic one, to say the least. But it's also given their professors new teaching tools.
"It really does provide just a wealth of teachable moments," said Matthew Wilson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University.
Since the fall, he's been able to highlight so many different issues in his lesson plans. From the nature of the Electoral College to the process of democratic transition to the dynamics of the House and Senate and the question of a potential party realignment in the United States.
“We certainly talked about all of those issues in the fall. We talked about how a person's vote in a presidential election goes into the decision-m...