griffis: i used the phyllis lasky report and it was an incredible challenge to even get my hands on those microfilms. but the other thing i got to do, which was incredibly fun, is go to the national association of evangelical archives and sift through the papers of evangelical women who fought against the era. it is completely different to hear historical interpretations of those pieces of evidence than to actually see the evidence with your own eyes and form your own interpretations. sometimes my interpretations were not copacetic with the old interpretations, the old historiography and literature. based on the context that i was reading them in, it was a blast. it was an absolute blast. >> thank you very much. ms. griffis: thank you. >>>> you are watching american history tv, all weekend on american history tv. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. >> next, constitutional scholars akhil reed amar and richard pildes discuss the evolution of the democratic process and the establishment of a bipartisan system in the united states. they start with the earliest presidential election