Jeffersonian Democracy

Jeffersonian Democracy - APUSH Music Video - Nick Geoghegan Period 1 is the third of three APUSH Music Videos uploaded to PaulWesNick, on June 6, 2018. The video features Nick Geoghegan, Brittany Weinstock, Ben Blackstone, and David Crouch, alongside a few other cameos. The video was directed by Nick and Ben, and each group member edited their own scenes, with Nick editing the dialogue and Ben compiling the project. The video features parodies of three songs.

Description

The video opens with Nick, David, and Lucan discussing their plans to make a parody music video of "This Is America". Suddenly, Ben and Brittany enter, and deliver the bad news that Nate Montgomery has already taken that song, meaning the group must find new songs to use. Brittany decides the tackle the task, and the first song begins.

Burn - Lyrics by Brittany Weinstock

• Sung by Brittany Weinstock
• Features Brittany, Nick, Ben, David

This song covers Jefferson's life prior to his presidency, analyzing his opinions on the Constitution, his involvement in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, and his distaste for the Federalist ideology.

Rap God - Lyrics by Nick Geoghegan

• Rapped by Nick Geoghegan
• Features Nick, Brittany, Ben, David, Jack

This song covers the eight years during Jefferson's presidency. This includes his tie with Aaron Burr, his Cabinet, Marbury v. Madison, manifest destiny, the war in Tripoli, Hamilton's death in a duel with Burr, the Embargo Act, and the Non-Intercourse Act.

Sympathy for the Devil - Lyrics by Ben Blackstone

• Sung by Ben Blackstone
• Features Ben, David, Brittany, Nick, Landon

This final song serves as a retrospective view of Jefferson's presidency, and an analysis of his legacy.

Cast

• Nick Geoghegan - Plays Thomas Jefferson in his song. Appears as a farmer in Brittany's video and a backup dancer in Ben's video.
• Brittany Weinstock - Plays Thomas Jefferson in her song. Appears in both Nick and Ben's videos in various roles.
• Ben Blackstone - Plays Thomas Jefferson in his song. Appears as an explorer in Brittany's video, and as both Napoleon and Aaron Burr in Nick's song.
• David Crouch - Plays various roles in each video, including Alexander Hamilton in Nick's video.

The following actors were not members of the group.

• Lucan Alto Stargiotti - Appears as himself in the dialogue segments of the video. He does not speak.
• Jack Geoghegan - Plays James Monroe and Henry Dearborn in Nick's video.
• Landon Andrizzi - Appears alongside Ben in the final music video. He plays the guitar while Ben plays the piano.

Awards

The video was nominated for multiple awards at the Mayberry Awards, and won one:

• Best Female Singer - Brittany Weinstock
• Best Rap - Nick Geoghegan
• Best Male Singer - Ben Blackstone
• Best Editing/Cinematography - Nick Geoghegan, Ben Blackstone
• Best Video - Ben Blackstone, David Crouch, Nick Geoghegan, Brittany Weinstock

See Also

• Compromise of 1850, The Fair Deal - Ari and Wesley's submissions for the project, also posted on PWN.
• Supreme Court Smackdown - An AP Government project featuring Nick and Brittany, also posted to PWN.