All about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions.

Congressional Decisions: Crash Course Government #10 Crash Course Government and Politics

Premiered March 27, 2015
Congressional Decisions: Crash Course Government #10

This week Craig breaks out the crystal ball to try and figure out why our congresspeople do the things that they do. We’ll talk about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions - constituency, interest groups, and political parties - and we’ll break down how each of these factors motivate certain actions like casework, public opinion polls, and logrolling.

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Crash Course Government and Politics

Welcome to school without the classroom! Host Craig Benzine takes you through a tour of US government and politics.

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