How did Clinton win the election in 1992?

This lesson requires students to have some existing knowledge of American politics as a large part of this lesson is understanding that the New Democrats were more right wing than the Old Democrats. Students will need to be able to discuss whether they think policies such as 'helping businesses' are traditionally Democrat or Republican territory.

This lesson is also heavily based around Vivienne Sanders 'Access to History: Politics, Presidency and Society in the USA 1968-2001' available here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Access-History-Politics-Presidency-1968-2001/dp/0340965983/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472498614&sr=8-1&keywords=vivienne+sanders+politics+presidency+society

My favourite part of this lesson is the starter in which students read up on Clinton's background then have to write a speech to persuade Hillary to marry them. I make my students line up in two lines facing each other, then they get on their knees to propose. The student playing Hillary can't say yes until they have heard two good pieces of background information on Clinton