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Crash Course Government and Politics

Welcome to school without the classroom! Host Craig Benzine takes you through a tour of US government and politics.

Foreign Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics #50

9m 30s

Today Craig finishes up our series on U.S. Government and Politics by talking about both the least and most important aspect of government: foreign policy. Foreign policy is important because it has the potential to affect the largest number of people, but at the same time, it tends to play a minimal role in our perception of the government (unless we’re at war).

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  • Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government #2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government #2

    S1 E2 - 9m 4s

    Craig Benzine teaches you about the United States Congress, and why it's bicameral, and what bicameral means. Craig tells you what the Senate and House of Representatives are for, some of the history of the institutions, and reveal to you just how you can become a representative. It's not that easy. But an eagle gets punched, so there's that.

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