Campaign Watch: Deciding the Next President - Key 8

American University professor Allan J. Lichtman has developed a combination of historical facts and factors that together provide a context for the presidential campaign and an early indicator of the results.

The following is one of the 13 Keys to the White House he has devised. It takes a true or false answer. In the commentary section, you can also share your views on the related question.

Key 8 (Social unrest): There is no sustained social unrest during the term.

Tell us what you think. Do you believe there has been social unrest during the last term?  What do you believe constitutes social unrest?  Does a disagreement with policy and our right to protest equal social unrest or a healthy democracy in action? Once we have compiled your answers to all 13 keys, we will do a follow-up report on the results.

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