The Electronic Field Trip is a LIVE television and Internet event available to the public on many PBS stations (www.history.org/broadcasters) and via live video streaming for registered users. "The Will of the People" is about one of the most bitter presidential campaigns in U. S. history is part of a surprising lesson for a 21st-century student. Thomas Jefferson explains how negative campaigning, partisan politics, and contested elections have been part of our political system since the earliest days of the republic. Visit the home page for free samples and more detailed information about the teacher guides, interactive lessons, literacy resources and the many other online resources available to registered users: www.history.org/trips.