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The American Presidency

SOC-968
3 Credits
Online
4.90/5.00
SOC-968
3 Credits
Online
4.90/5.00
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86 Reviews

5.00/5.00
1/13/2026
State: CALIFORNIA
Great experience
5.00/5.00
7/15/2025
State: FLORIDA
Great course. Well organized. Very professional. Good content. Wonderful professor.
5.00/5.00
7/10/2025
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The work was meaningful and expanded my knowledge of the American presidency. I was able to develop lessons that I will use in my classroom this upcoming school year.
5.00/5.00
12/29/2024
State: MASSACHUSETTS
Excellent ---I have done courses here before Very well done
5.00/5.00
11/25/2024
State: Armed Forces AE
The course was applicable and informative to my job as a middle school history teacher. I enjoy courses created by Dr. Carden. Always informative and engaging content and tasks.
5.00/5.00
9/26/2024
State: WYOMING
5.00/5.00
6/28/2024
State: NEW JERSEY
5.00/5.00
6/27/2024
State: PENNSYLVANIA
This course required extensive reading but the alternative assignments between essays and presentations were a good balance. I learned much about the transformation of the executive.
5.00/5.00
1/29/2024
State: CALIFORNIA
It was great.
4.00/5.00
4/17/2023
State: GEORGIA
This was a great course and extremely comprehensive in its content, the only negative thing I have to say about this course is the time it takes to complete the assignments. It is difficult to do for a person who teaches fulltime and has a family.
5.00/5.00
3/20/2023
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I loved the flexibility the course provided to complete the assignments. Personally, I love putting together presentations because I’m more of a visual thinker, so the PowerPoints and Prezis were enjoyable to create. I appreciated reading other students’ thoughts through the discussion posts as well. The only addition I think could be made to enhance the course would be to update the content to include the presidents up to the current president. The election of 2016 alone would provide great content, especially throughout module 6 when discussing the presidency and mass media. Other than that, I truly enjoyed this course and would recommend it to anyone interested in American politics.
5.00/5.00
2/23/2022
State: OHIO
It was fantastic!
5.00/5.00
7/29/2021
State: PENNSYLVANIA
This course was very informative not only on the American Presidents, but how one comes to occupy the Oval Office. The Electoral College and the use of Mass Media were also themes in the course. The ever important First Lady was also a part of the course. The fact that there was a DVD series and reference text offered variety when obtaining background knowledge. The assignments took you from our very earliest Presidential History to our nation's modern Presidential History. Overall, I was very pleased with the course.
5.00/5.00
2/15/2021
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
1/8/2021
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
12/31/2020
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I have taken several continuing education courses through Fresno Pacific, and they've all been excellent. But this and the Lincoln and Civil War America-SOC958, have been my two favorites. I feel much better equipped to examine aspects of the presidency, particularly issues surrounding executive power, with my fifth graders going forward!
4.50/5.00
10/2/2020
State: NEW JERSEY
Great course, very informative. I learned a lot. Definitely a lot more work than the other classes.
5.00/5.00
8/24/2020
State: CALIFORNIA
4.50/5.00
8/2/2020
State: MASSACHUSETTS
Enjoyable video - will use many of the materials to inspire future lessons.
5.00/5.00
7/5/2020
State: PENNSYLVANIA
The course is rigorous and challenging. As an experienced HS history teacher, I found that Dr. Carden's prompts pushed me well-beyond my cursory understanding of our presidents and the evolution of the office that they held. Although the course was extremely independent in a correspondence format, I found that Dr. Carden's explanations and requirements were very conducive to completing assignments thoughtfully without much guidance.
5.00/5.00
6/26/2020
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I was extremely pleased with the challenging course objectives. Dr. Carden was a terrific instructor who was very accessible. I would recommend this course and instructor to any teacher who was looking to learn more about our country's history.
5.00/5.00
3/16/2020
State: NEW JERSEY
5.00/5.00
2/14/2020
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
11/19/2019
State: ILLINOIS
5.00/5.00
6/13/2019
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
6/9/2019
State: NEW JERSEY
5.00/5.00
2/4/2019
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
6/12/2018
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
6/9/2018
State: PENNSYLVANIA
Loved this course! If you are looking to start a class on the American Presidency or spruce up the one you teach, this is the course for you!
5.00/5.00
6/1/2018
State: MARYLAND
I really enjoyed this course, I thought the questions Dr. Carden asked were thought provoking and interesting!
5.00/5.00
5/30/2018
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
4/13/2018
State: ILLINOIS
5.00/5.00
10/30/2017
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
9/21/2017
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
8/25/2017
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
8/24/2017
State: MARYLAND
5.00/5.00
8/1/2017
State: MISSOURI
4.00/5.00
7/30/2017
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
7/24/2017
State: PENNSYLVANIA
Very informtaive and thought-provoking!
5.00/5.00
5/31/2017
State: MICHIGAN
5.00/5.00
5/24/2017
State: OHIO
This course was amazing! Excellent assignment, very engaging and informative throughout the entire course, would recommend any history teacher takes this course!
5.00/5.00
5/6/2017
State: MISSOURI
5.00/5.00
5/2/2017
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
4/24/2017
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
3/27/2017
State: WYOMING
5.00/5.00
1/8/2017
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
12/16/2016
State: GEORGIA
5.00/5.00
10/12/2016
State: NEW YORK
5.00/5.00
8/20/2016
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
8/15/2016
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
7/28/2016
State: NORTH CAROLINA
5.00/5.00
5/31/2016
State: NEW YORK
5.00/5.00
5/27/2016
State: NEW JERSEY
5.00/5.00
5/26/2016
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
5/19/2016
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
5/10/2016
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
3/29/2016
State: ARIZONA
5.00/5.00
2/20/2016
State: NEW JERSEY
4.00/5.00
1/18/2016
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
1/12/2016
State: PENNSYLVANIA
4.00/5.00
9/2/2015
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
7/6/2015
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
6/30/2015
State: DELAWARE
5.00/5.00
6/28/2015
State: CALIFORNIA
This course has been very beneficial and I have many new ideas to use for my 5th grade class.
5.00/5.00
1/7/2015
State: GEORGIA
I enjoyed the class and learning about the history of the American Presidents.
5.00/5.00
9/5/2014
State: NEVADA
5.00/5.00
9/3/2014
State: Armed Forces AE
4.00/5.00
7/27/2014
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
7/16/2014
State: GEORGIA
This course was very challenging but interesting. I enjoyed it!
5.00/5.00
6/19/2014
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
6/11/2014
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
4/27/2014
State: OHIO
Excellent course, with tons of useful material to use in the classroom. Thanks
5.00/5.00
3/25/2014
State: ILLINOIS
5.00/5.00
1/27/2014
State: NEVADA
4.00/5.00
11/25/2013
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
10/15/2013
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
8/29/2013
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
8/6/2013
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
7/30/2013
State: MASSACHUSETTS
4.00/5.00
6/21/2013
State: OHIO
Great class! Very informative, thought-provoking, and useful in the classroom!
5.00/5.00
5/20/2013
State: NEW YORK
This course was excellent in reviewing the evolution of the Presidency, looking at major issues faced by the nation's leaders over the years, and other people and movements that have influenced the executive branch
4.00/5.00
2/22/2013
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
9/17/2012
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
8/1/2012
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
6/4/2012
State: OHIO
A truly enjoyable and interesting course from start to finish!
5.00/5.00
9/28/2011
State: NEW YORK