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Crash Course Government and Politics

Congressional Delegation: Crash Course Government #13

All about delegation and informal powers.

Aired 04/24/2015 | Rating NR

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Crash Course Government and Politics

Congressional Delegation: Crash Course Government #13

Episode 13 | 6m 11s

All about delegation and informal powers.

What are all these federal agencies about? Well, the president has a lot of stuff to do as the chief executive, and as much as Americans like to talk about personal responsibility, the president can't really do all this stuff alone. Because it's a huge job! Same deal with Congress. So, they delegate authority. This is where all the government agencies and stuff come from.

Aired 04/24/2015 | Rating NR

FromDigital Studios

Crash Course Government and Politics

Congressional Delegation: Crash Course Government #13

Episode 13 | 6m 11s

What are all these federal agencies about? Well, the president has a lot of stuff to do as the chief executive, and as much as Americans like to talk about personal responsibility, the president can't really do all this stuff alone. Because it's a huge job! Same deal with Congress. So, they delegate authority. This is where all the government agencies and stuff come from.

Aired 04/24/2015 | Rating NR

FromDigital Studios

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