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Crash Course Government and Politics
Public Opinion: Crash Course Government #33
Season 1
Episode 33
Up until this point we've specifically been looking at government - that is answering the questions of who, what, and how in relation to policies. But politics is different in that it looks at why certain policies are made.
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6:11
All about delegation and informal powers.

7:48
All about the presidential powers NOT found in the Constitution

6:26
All about the expressed powers of the President of the United States.

6:31
All about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions.

6:56
The process of how a bill becomes a law can be pretty complex.

8:10
All about the leadership structure of congress.

8:26
Learn about standing committees, joint committees, conference committees, and caucuses.

8:52
All about the importance of congressional elections.

8:55
All about the compromises met in ratifying the U.S. Constitution

9:13
In the US, power is divided between the national government and the 50 state governments.

8:30
All about the US Governments Separation of powers and the system of checks and balances

9:04
All about the United States Congress, and why it's bicameral, and what bicameral means.