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Crash Course Government and Politics
Political Campaigns: Crash Course Government #39
Season 1
Episode 39
Political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever - at around $6 billion dollars! Needless to say, money plays a very big role in American elections.
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Let's talk Gerrymandering - where voting districts are redrawn to favor one party.
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So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America.
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