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Crash Course Government and Politics
Congressional Leadership: Crash Course Government #8
Season 1
Episode 8
This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders as well as the majority and minority whips in both the Senate and the House.
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