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Crash Course Government and Politics

Election Basics: Crash Course Government #36

This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States.

Aired 10/23/2015 | Rating NR

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Crash Course Government and Politics

Election Basics: Crash Course Government #36

Episode 36 | 8m 44s

This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States.

This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. As you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem particularly plausible. So to deal with this complexity, we vote for people, not policies, that represent our best interests.

Aired 10/23/2015 | Rating NR

FromDigital Studios

Crash Course Government and Politics

Election Basics: Crash Course Government #36

Episode 36 | 8m 44s

This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. As you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem particularly plausible. So to deal with this complexity, we vote for people, not policies, that represent our best interests.

Aired 10/23/2015 | Rating NR

FromDigital Studios

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